Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad on May 10 to launch and inaugurate projects worth over Rs 7,800 crore while addressing a major BJP public meeting in Secunderabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad on Saturday in his first trip to Telangana after returning to power for a third term following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The visit is expected to combine infrastructure announcements with a major political outreach programme ahead of upcoming local body elections in the state.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for multiple development projects collectively valued at around Rs 7,823 crore. Among the key projects is the integrated industrial smart city at Zaheerabad under the Hyderabad-Nagpur Industrial Corridor, being developed at a cost of Rs 2,360 crore across 3,245 acres.

PM Modi is also scheduled to inaugurate the PM MITRA Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal. The project, estimated at nearly Rs 1,695 crore, is expected to attract major investments and generate employment opportunities in the textile and apparel sector.

Railway, highway and petroleum infrastructure projects are also part of the programme. These include the third railway line between Kazipet and Vijayawada and national highway works in Mahabubnagar district. A petroleum storage and distribution terminal in Hyderabad is also expected to be inaugurated.

Apart from official engagements, the Prime Minister will visit HITEC City to inaugurate Sindhu Hospital and interact with healthcare professionals before addressing a large public gathering at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad organised by the BJP’s Telangana unit.

The BJP has planned an extensive mobilisation drive for the event and is expecting a crowd of nearly two lakh people. The meeting is being seen as an important political show of strength as the party prepares for the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections.

Security arrangements have also been tightened ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, with restrictions imposed on drones, paragliders and microlight aircraft in parts of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated Suvendu Adhikari following his swearing-in as West Bengal Chief Minister, praising his “strong, people-oriented leadership.”

Adhikari took oath as the state’s first BJP Chief Minister during a high-profile ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers and several NDA chief ministers.

In her message, Hasina reportedly expressed hope that Adhikari’s tenure would strengthen regional cooperation and reflect the aspirations of the people of West Bengal.

The BJP secured a sweeping mandate in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, winning 207 seats in the 294-member assembly and ending the long rule of the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee.

Adhikari, who emerged as one of the BJP’s key faces in Bengal politics after joining the party in 2020, was formally elected leader of the BJP legislature party ahead of the oath-taking ceremony.

The new Bengal Chief Minister has said his government will focus on development, governance and implementation of the BJP’s election promises.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the first Chief Minister from the BJP in West Bengal on Saturday, marking a major political shift in the state after the party’s victory in the 2026 Assembly elections.

Governor R. N. Ravi administered the oath of office at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several senior NDA leaders.

The swearing-in ceremony also saw five ministers take oath in the new cabinet. Among them were Dilip Ghosh and Agnimitra Paul, who joined the newly formed government led by Adhikari.

The BJP’s rise to power ends the Trinamool Congress government’s 15-year rule in the state and gives the saffron party its first-ever government in West Bengal.

Adhikari, once a close aide of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, joined the BJP in 2020 and later emerged as one of the party’s strongest faces in Bengal politics. His victories in Nandigram and Bhabanipur strengthened his position within the party ahead of the leadership decision.

The BJP legislature party had formally elected Adhikari as its leader a day before the oath ceremony in the presence of Amit Shah and other senior leaders.