Chennai/Puducherry, April 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Chennai on Friday and proceed to Puducherry for a roadshow ahead of the April 9 assembly polls in the Union Territory.
The Prime Minister will land in Chennai and travel to Puducherry by helicopter.
The 1.7 km long roadshow from the Ajantha Signal junction to Anna Square is scheduled to begin after 4:15 pm, when the Prime Minister arrives. He is likely to address a rally in support of the ruling AINRC-led NDA, led by Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy. The BJP, AIADMK, and the newly formed LJK are among the constituents of NDA.
The NDA leaders and candidates will accompany the PM at the event, which is expected to see the participation of over 30,000 people, the BJP said on Friday.
Assembly Speaker R Selvam told reporters in Puducherry that the Prime Minister will arrive in the Union Territory at 4:15 pm and will drive straight to the Ajantha Junction for the roadshow, which is likely to last for about an hour.
Thereafter, he would return to Chennai for the night's stay at a hotel in Guindy, and on April 4, he would interact with BJP leaders in a closed-door meeting.
The police have deployed their forces in Chennai and the Union Territory as part of the security arrangements for the Prime Minister.