Overview

• Events were staged on September 21 across roughly 75 locations, with BJYM saying the campaign mobilised over 10 lakh young people under the Nasha Mukt Bharat theme.
• Senior leaders and public figures flagged off local runs, including Devendra Fadnavis with Milind Soman and Tejasvi Surya in Mumbai, with similar launches reported in Lucknow, Jaipur, Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Kota and Shimla.
• In Delhi, organisers reported nearly 5,000 participants at Delhi University, where Padma Shri athlete Sudha Singh led the run and youth took a drug‑free pledge.
• Local tallies pointed to large turnouts in some cities, with Gujarat Minister Rushikesh Patel citing 20,000–25,000 in Ahmedabad and Nashik organisers claiming about 20,000 participants.
• The campaign sits within the BJP’s Seva Pakhwada from September 17 to October 2, which also features blood donation drives and cleanliness activities tied to PM Modi’s 75th birthday observance.