Appealing to the people of Kerala to provide a “decisive mandate” to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the State needs a “double-engine government” for it to draw the entire benefit of the developmental efforts at the national level.
He was addressing the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s ‘Mission Kerala’ rally in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (January 23, 2026) ahead of the Assembly elections.
Developed Kerala is vital for dream of a developed India, says PM Modi
Though there were intense speculations that Mr. Modi would announce big-ticket developmental projects for Kerala, including a high-speed railway corridor and a metro line for the capital, he did not specifically mention any project while making a pitch for ‘Vikasita Keralam’ (Developed Kerala).
Mr. Modi accused the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of “denying the benefits” of Centrally sponsored schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana urban housing project and the PM SHRI project for schools, to the people of the State.
