Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address three election rallies in West Bengal state on Friday and will arrive in the state capital Kolkata on Thursday evening, an official said.
Modi went directly to the Rashtrapati Bhavan from the airport, adding that the prime minister will spend the night at the Government House.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a public meeting in Krishnanagar, Purba Bardhaman and Bolpur Lok Sabha constituencies on Friday.
“Prime Minister Modi arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhavan around 10.20 pm. Security arrangements have been tightened around the Governor’s Palace and other parts of the city,” the official told PTI.
The Prime Minister was welcomed by Governor CV Ananda Bose at Raj Bhavan.