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.