Narendra Modi visit Highlights: PM holds roadshow in Hyderabad's Malkajgiri

On the eve of the Parliament election schedule announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Friday that the BJP-led NDA would secure power at the Centre by surpassing previous records in the upcoming Lok Sabha election He urged Kerala voters to convert their "substantial support" into votes so that the BJP wins seats in the double digits in the state. "We are going to witness a grand festival of democracy soon. I have a firm belief that this time Kerala's love for the BJP will translate into a huge support. I have a firm belief that this time all previous records will be broken. I have a firm belief that this time our Kerala will break the vicious cycle of LDF and UDF.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening held a roadshow in Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency here. Wearing a saffron coloured cap, Modi stood in an open-top vehicle and waved to the people who stood on both sides of the road, greeting him.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the NDA election meeting in Palnadu district on March 17, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said on Friday.

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and JSP chief Pawan Kalyan would also participate in the meeting, marking the first NDA election meeting in Andhra Pradesh in the run-up to the 2024 polls.

The meeting would see the participation of all the three alliance partners, TDP, Janasena and BJP, after 10 years.

Modi, Naidu and Kalyan will be seen on the same stage after a long time.

Here's how to watch PM's programme in Telangana

"This election is… a time for the people of India to look at the last ten years of what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered, how deeply he has transformed our country, how he has created a launch pad for India to become a developed nation, and to compare it with the ten years of the Congress, UPA in the centre and to compare it with the left government in Kerala, which is busy running to the Supreme Court asking to be bailed out. So the people of India will vote. The people of Thiruvananthapuram will vote… And I look forward to engaging with them, discussing the future of Thiruvananthapuram… and hopefully being given an opportunity of taking it forward..."

Prime Minister Modi will visit Telangana today and hold a roadshow in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the left parties in Kerala, calling them 'incompetent' and said that the state has endured hardship under their governance.

Addressing the public campaign in Pathanamthitta for candidates of the BJP-led NDA, PM Modi that the people of the state will benefit only if the cycle of consecutive Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) governments is broken.

"Kerala's culture is connected with spirituality, but UDF and LDF are known for crushing this. The culture of Kerala promotes peace but the UDF and LDF believe in political violence. LDF is known for looting through gold, UDF's identity is from solar power loot. To stop this game of looting, I have come here to seek your blessings," the PM said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the BJP will win seats from Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and said the people of the state were suffering from the corrupt and incompetent government.

Addressing the public campaign here for candidates of the BJP-led NDA, he said, "Lotus is going to bloom in Kerala this time."

Attacking the Left and the Congress in Kerala, Modi said the people of the state have endured hardship under governments plagued by corruption and incompetence.

"In the last 10 years, we have made all efforts for every category of people in every area as much as possible. We brought back nurses from Iraq who were stuck in a war. We brought back priests who were stuck amid a crisis. During Corona, Indians were brought back from every part of the world because wherever even one Indian was in trouble, our government stood with them strongly. This is 'Modi yude guarantee", the Prime Minister said.

Addressing the rally in Kerala's Pathanamthitta, Prime Minister Modi reached out to the Christian community in the state and also recalled his meeting with Pope Francis at Vatican city.

In Kerala, PM Modi raked up the solar scam and gold smuggling issues to target UDF, LDF parties.

"The political parties which aim only to get power can never work for the welfare of people. LDF and UDF pretend to fight with each other here but in Delhi, they hug each other. Congress and the Left have looted Kerala. The people of Kerala have understood this," says PM.

Speaking at a rally in Kerala's Pathanamthitta, the PM said that the law and order situation is worsening in Kerala at present.

The Prime Minister is addressing a public rally in Kerala's Pathanamthitta at present.

PM's public meeting in Kerala has begun.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would formally kickstart the BJP's Lok Sabha election campaign in Karnataka on Saturday from Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge's home turf -- Kalaburagi. He is scheduled to address a mega public meeting at the district headquarters town's N V Ground at 2 pm. (PTI)

PM Modi said during the Tamil Nadu rally, “In 1991, I began 'Ekta Yatra' from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. This time, I travelled from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The people of Jammu and Kashmir have rejected the people who want to divide India. I am certain that the people of Tamil Nadu will also do the same.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir rejected those who dreamt of breaking the country and that Tamil Nadu will also do the same.

Addressing a public meeting here, Modi said the DMK and Congress wanted to come to power to 'loot' people and alleged that the DMK was the 'biggest beneficiary' of the 2G Spectrum scam.

PM Modi slammed the DMK, Congress for “politics in name of women”, saying, “The workers of DMK and Congress only know how to cheat and insult women. The people of Tamil Nadu know how the workers of DMK behaved with former state CM J Jayalalithaa...They do politics in the name of women. DMK leaders also questioned our move to bring the Women's Reservation Bill.”

PM Modi said in his public rally, "DMK is the enemy of the future and the culture of Tamil Nadu. Before the Ayodhya Ram temple 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony, I came to Tamil Nadu and visited the prominent temples in the state. But the DMK govt tried to stop the telecast of the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony. On this Supreme Court had to reprimand the Tamil Nadu govt...They also didn't like the installation of the Sengol in the new parliament...It is our govt which cleared the way for the Jallikattu."

“DMK-Congress' INDI alliance can never make Tamil Nadu a developed state as its history is of scams and corruption...,” the prime minister said in Kanniyakumari.

During a public rally in Kanniyakumari, PM Modi said, "BJP's performance in Tamil Nadu this time will shatter the arrogance of the DMK-Congress INDI alliance."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the invitation to visit Bhutan next week, extended by his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.