PM Modi departs UP after whirlwind trip; Telangana, Rajasthan visits on agenda for Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed Uttar Pradesh for Telangana early on Saturday after concluding a whirlwind visit during which he took part in several programmes and addressed public rallies in Gorakhpur and Varanasi.

The prime minister spent the night in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency. Modi arrived in Uttar Pradesh on Friday after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of eight projects worth around Rs 7,600 crore in Chhattisgarh.

Modi said in a tweet, “Leaving for Warangal (Telangana) to attend a programme where we will inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for development works worth over Rs 6,100 crore. These works cover different sectors ranging from highways to railways. They will benefit the people of Telangana.” From Telangana, the prime minister will travel to Rajasthan where he will address a rally in Naurangdesar in Bikaner district.