<span style="color: #222222;">In Manipur, with just few days left for the first phase of polls, campaigning has reached feverish pitch with senior leaders and star campaigners from various political parties rushing in the state to woo the voters for their candidates.<br />''<br />''Today, senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Imphal to campaign for party candidates in various parts of the state. Addressing a political rally in Churachandpur, Amit Shah called upon the underground groups to come out and join the national mainstream. He also appealed to them to involve themselves in the development activities of the state and in nation-building. He further said that the BJP-led Government in Manipur has ushered in a new era of peace and development by freeing the state from bandh and blockade.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that Calling upon the Kuki youth to come out and join the national mainstream, senior BJP leader Amit Shah said that the BJP will facilitate them in joining the mainstream under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that more than 9500 cadres of different underground groups gave up arms and joined the national mainstream in the region during NDA regime. He further said that Mr. Modi after becoming the Prime Minister has been focusing on the development of the North East including Manipur on a top priority. Mr. Amit Shah said that Mr Modi is the only Prime Minister who has visited the North Eastern Region more than forty times.<br />''<br />''It may be mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also campaigned for their party candidates yesterday.</span><br />