Lok Sabha Polls: PM Modi To Visit South Kerala On Friday, To Campaign For NDA Candidates

He will address a public meeting upon his arrival at 10:30 am, which is expected to draw around one lakh attendees.

Upon arrival, Modi will be welcomed by BJP state chief K Surendran.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit a town in southern Kerala on Friday to rally support for the BJP-led NDA candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

He will address a public meeting upon his arrival at 10:30 am, which is expected to draw around one lakh attendees, party sources said, reported PTI.

Upon arrival, Modi will be welcomed by BJP state chief K Surendran, party in-charge for Kerala Prakash Javadekar, state General Secretary George Kurian, and Pathanamthitta district President V A Sooraj.

The meeting will be attended by NDA's Lok Sabha candidates V Muraleedharan (Attingal), Anil K Antony (Pathanamthitta), Sobha Surendran (Alappuzha), and Baiju Kalasala (Mavelikkara), party sources told PTI.

Apart from them, leaders including Padmaja Venugopal, who recently joined the BJP after quitting the Congress, and state and local party leaders will attend the meeting, they added.

Security measures have been tightened, with a ban on the use of drones and similar devices within a 3 km radius of the venue to ensure the Prime Minister's safety until 10 p.m. on Friday.

Drones, remote-controlled microlight aircraft, aero models, paragliders, paramotors, hang gliders, hot air balloons, kites, and other similar devices are banned from use until 10 pm on Friday in the area.

Initially, Modi's campaign itinerary included a visit to Pathanamthitta on March 17 and Palakkad on March 15. However, plans were revised, and he will now visit Palakkad on March 19, where a roadshow is expected to take place, party sources told PTI.

The official social media pages of the BJP’s Palakkad and Pathanamthitta district committees have announced Modi’s fourth and fifth visits to the state within a span of three months.