Modi Steps Up Southern Campaign With Chennai Strategy Meet, Kerala Outreach
The push targets stronger NDA results before the April 9 state votes.
Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a closed-door strategy meeting in Chennai focused on grassroots planning and alliance coordination for the Tamil Nadu Assembly race.
- According to BJP officials, his Kerala schedule includes a public meeting in Thiruvalla after an arrival at Changanassery’s NSS College grounds and a 1.5 km roadshow in Thiruvananthapuram from Killipalam to Karamana.
- Senior leaders such as L. Murugan, Nainar Nagendran, K. Annamalai, Tamilisai Soundararajan, and Vanathi Srinivasan joined the Chennai session.
- The push follows a high-profile roadshow in Puducherry, where Chief Minister N. Rangasamy and BJP leaders welcomed Modi as the NDA campaigned with the N.R. Congress and AIADMK.
- With Kerala and Puducherry voting on April 9 and Tamil Nadu on April 23, the BJP seeks to grow its southern base through visible events, tighter booth-level work, and no Chennai roadshow on this leg.