Chandigarh, May 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start his poll campaign in Punjab with his first rally in Patiala on Thursday, according to state BJP secretary.

Punjab BJP general secretary Rakesh Rathour on Sunday said the prime minister will address three public rallies in the state on May 23 and May 24.

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Modi will hold his first rally in Patiala on May 23, followed by rallies in Gurdaspur and Jalandhar the next day, Rathour said.

The BJP has fielded four-time MP Preneet Kaur from the Patiala parliamentary constituency.

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Sushil Rinku is the saffron party's candidate from Jalandhar while former MLA Dinesh Babbu has been fielded from the Gurdaspur seat.

Polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1 in the last plhase of Lok Sabha elections.

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