New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally at Balasore district of Odisha today. PM Narendra Modi will land at Balasore at 10.50 am by IAF helicopter.
With the 'Vikas Gaurav Yatra', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to revive its base in North Odisha region comprising five districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Jajpur, which are now stronghold of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
This year it is Prime Minister Modi's third visit to Odisha and fourth after he became the Prime Minister in 2014.
During his visit the Prime Minister is scheduled to address a public meeting marking completion of the NDA government's two years in office.
Adequate security arrangements have been made to make the rally trouble-free.
Reportedly, as many as 10 IPS officers have been posted in Baleswar town to ensure that the rally passes off peacefully.
Prime Minister Modi had come to Odisha as the Prime Minister for the first time to dedicate the modernised and expanded units of Rourkela Steel Plant to the nation on April 1, 2015.
