Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and his council of ministers will visit Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday to offer prayers at Ram Temple, the idol consecration of which took place on January 22.
A state government release said Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary, chief whip in the Assembly Balkrishna Shukla and the ruling BJP's whip Vijay Patel will also be part of the team.
"Patel and other dignitaries will reach Ayodhya at around 11 am on March 2 and offer prayers at the Ram Mandir. They will also visit Tent City on the banks of Saryu river and return late evening," the release said.
The 25-member delegation will be received at the airport by Uttar Pradesh minister Surya Pratap Shahi and BJP leader Shailendra Kori, according to information provided by the office of Ayodhya District Magistrate Nitish Kumar.
According to sources, a delegation of Madhya Pradesh cabinet ministers led by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will visit Ayodhya on Monday. PTI COR PJT PD CDN RPA
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