Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala embarked on a ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ in Gujarat on Thursday as part of the ruling BJP’s exercise to establish a dialogue with the common people and thank them for supporting the party in elections. Last week, the Gujarat BJP announced that five newly-inducted Union ministers from Gujarat will tour various parts of their home state from August 16 to 21. Rajya Sabha member and Union Health Minister Mandaviya started a vehicle rally on Thursday morning from Rajkot after addressing party workers at a hall in the city. Another Rajya Sabha member and Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala, commenced his journey from Unjha town in Mehsana district on Thursday after visiting the famous Umiya Mataji temple in Unjha. His cavalcade would cover parts of Morbi and Rajkot districts before culminating at his native place Amreli in Saurashtra region on August 21, said a release by the state BJP. Another Rajya Sabha member and Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Mr. Parshottam Rupala, begun his journey from Unjha town in Mehsana district on Thursday after visiting the famous Umiya Mataji temple in Unjha. Union Minister Anurag Thakur reach Himachal today for Jan Ashirwad Yatra Mumbai: Leader Narayan Rane to launch Jan Ashirvad Yatra today Indore: Jyotiraditya Scindia to seek blessings from people today, to visit Khajrana Ganesh temple