GORAKHPUR: The saffron campaign in two high profile constituencies of Varanasi and Gorakhpur - associated with PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath - is not steered by BJP alone. The cadres of Rashtriya Swayemsewak Sangh and its offshoots, too, are actively involved and raising the pitch against the opposition, primarily the Samajwadi Party, though without naming them.
Saffron volunteers are distributing pamphlets detailing why and where to vote in both rural and urban pockets of Varanasi and Gorakhpur. A pamphlet (TOI has copy of it) of Lok Jagran Manch states "Mera Matdan - Desh Ka Samman (My vote is country's honour)" and "Mera Matdan, UP Ka Uthaan (My vote is UP's welfare)". Such pamphlets are being distributed in every district which will go to polls on March 3 and 7, RSS insiders told TOI. Besides, each booth has been mapped by RSS workers and divided into various categories as per the availability of voters.
