Kerala Elections: Kerala CM Vijayan, Ministers to boycott PM Modi’s official event in Kochi over ‘exclusion’ of PWD Minister

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (file)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Kochi visit on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) to launch a host of projects in Kerala has attained political overtones with the State Ministers and a section of Congress leaders choosing to boycott it for various reasons.The event comes at a time when all political parties are busy finalising the list of candidates and strategies for the upcoming Assembly elections. Published - March 11, 2026 10:36 am IST