Bhopal, Nov 7 (PTI) The birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda will be celebrated with great enthusiasm across Madhya Pradesh on November 15, Tribal Affairs Minister Vijay Shah and state BJP president Hemant Khandelwal said on Friday.

The state is home to the largest tribal community in the country. As many as 47 out of its 230 assembly seats and six out of the 29 Lok Sabha seats are reserved for tribals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually join five-day concluding ceremonies of Janajatiya Gaurav Yatras or processions on November 15, said the BJP leaders.

The processions will be taken out from November 11 from 47 tribal-dominated assembly segments across 24 districts -- Harda, Anuppur, Dindori, Mandla, Balaghat, Seoni, Chhindwara, Pandhurna, Khargone, Barwani, Alirajpur, J

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