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PM Modi meets Kerala BJP leaders
Arjun Raghunath
DHNS
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Credit: Twitter/@narendramodi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Credit: Twitter/@narendramodi

During his brief visit to Kerala on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with BJP core committee leaders to discuss the preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections.

BJP State President K Surendran later told reporters that the PM directed the party's state unit to take initiatives to enhance the mass base in the state as well as to ensure that various welfare and development initiatives of the Centre reach the grassroots levels.

Earlier, during his inaugural address of various infrastructure projects in Kochi, Modi highlighted his government's contributions to the development of Kerala over these years, including the budget allocations and Kochi metro project.

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He pointed out that Malayalis constituted the major chunk of NRIs brought back in the Vande Bharat mission flights and said that his government was prioritising the welfare of NRIs.

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(Published 14 February 2021, 21:28 IST)