As the BJP gears up for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s maiden ‘Badlav rally’ in Punjab, the scale of preparations tells the story of the party’s ambitions in the state. Arrangements for langar to feed at least 60,000 persons, a massive stage to seat 80-odd leaders, 250 media persons, and 30 buses for each of the 117 assembly segments to ferry workers and supporters are being put in place, sources said on Tuesday.Will Amit Shah wear a turban and speak in Punjabi?But it is the finer points of protocol and optics that are generating the keenest discussion within the party on the eve of the high-stakes event. Whether Shah will arrive wearing a turban, or whether he will be gifted one and tie it on stage, and whether he will address the rally in Punjabi, are among the questions being eagerly debated in BJP circles.Capt, Bittu, Sharma to speak before Jakhar; state president to be last before ShahEqually closely watched is the question of prominence — which Punjab leader gets what billing, and in what order the speakers take the stage. Sources said state president Sunil Jakhar will anchor the build-up to Shah’s address and will be the last speaker before the Home Minister unveils the BJP’s plan and promises for Punjab.Also read: BJP’s Moga ‘Badlav Rally’ poster reveals party hierarchy and Sikh outreach strategyBefore Jakhar, the roster is expected to include former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, former state president Ashwani Sharma, and Ravneet Singh Bittu, in that order, with the sequence itself being read as a signal of each leader’s standing within the party hierarchy.The importance accorded to each of these four prominent faces — Capt Amarinder, Bittu, Jakhar, and Sharma — is being closely tracked by party insiders and observers alike.Perneet Kaur, who represents the women’s face of the party on the stage, is expected to address the rally and is among the prominent leaders slated to speak at the event.SYL, river waters, Chandigarh transfer: what will Shah say?Speculation is rife over how Shah will address the long-pending demands and burning issues of Punjab. Party leaders and observers are keenly awaiting his stand on the state’s share in river waters, the unresolved Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal dispute, the transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab, the state’s spiralling unemployment crisis, and its deteriorating law and order situation.Shah’s address is also expected to lay out the BJP’s road map for Punjab’s development, and how the party intends to position itself as a credible alternative ahead of the next assembly elections. How he navigates these politically sensitive issues — many of them long-standing grievances of the people of Punjab — is being watched with particular interest both within the party and outside it.Punjab MLA Perneet Kaur met Amit Shah in Delhi on Tuesday and briefed him ahead of the rally. Jakhar is overseeing the overall arrangements, with senior leader Anil Sarin designated as the rally in-charge.