Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Dera Ballan in Jalandhar on February 1 for Guru Ravidas Jayanti and Union home minister Amit Shah slated to address a farmers' rally in Moga on February 22, the BJP has signalled an aggressive political push in Punjab just a year ahead of assembly elections.

Political observers said that the PM's visit to Jalandhar's Dera Sachkhand Ballan, considered to be the religious epicentre of the Ravidassia community, and Shah's rally in Moga are a clear indication of the saffron party's intent to expand its political footprint in the state.

The PM's visit comes close on the heels of the Centre awarding the Padma Shri to Dera Ballan head Sant Niranjan Das ahead of Republic Day....