PM Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat to seek blessings from his mother, address public events: Live Updates

PM Narendra Modi meets his mother Heeraben Modi at her residence in Gandhinagar, seeks her blessings.

PM Narendra Modi reaches Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 

Narendra Modi , Amit Shah arrived at old BJP office in Khanpur.

BJP chief Amit Shah begins his address at the rally in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

PM Narendra Modi addresses BJP cadres at the rally:

PM Narendra Modi expressed condolence over Surat tragedy where a building of a coaching centre caught fire and claimed at least 21 lives. "Since yesterday, I was in a dilemma whether to attend the programme or not. One side it was 'kartavya' and on other side, it was 'karuna.' Families who have lost their children, lost their future. I pray that God gives power to the families of those children  I was in a constant contact with the state government regarding the Surat fire incident."

"I saw a video on social media in which a woman from Bengal kept saying 'Modi, Modi'.When asked why? She said 'I had visited Gujarat and found development there, I want the same in Bengal' but when that woman was asked for whom she voted, she didn't say anything.

"...This election many pundits failed, after 6th phase of polling I had said that we will get 300 plus seats. Many people made fun of me. During the whole election it was noticed that people were voting to make govt strong," he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at his mother Heeraben Modi's residence in Gandhinagar

After leading the Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide victory on May 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tendered his resignation to President Kovind on May 24 and addressed his cabinet for the last time in 16th Lok Sabha. On May 25, he is scheduled to visit his mother Heeraben Modi at her residence in Gujarat to seek her blessings.

Taking to Twitter on Saturday, he announced the same. He also stated that on Monday, he will be visiting Kashi to thank the people for "reposing their faith in him". 

After meeting his mother, PM Modi will also address a collective program in Gujarat:

On the result day, PM Modi retained the Lok Sabha seat of Varanasi by a margin of 479,000 votes.

Earlier on May 24, the Prime Minister also sought blessings from the party founders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi by going to their residence along with party chief Amit Shah. Taking to Twitter, he thanked Advani and MM Joshi.

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PM Modi called on Vice President Venkaiah Naidu at his residence in Delhi. 

YSRCP chief Jaganmohan Reddy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. V Vijaya Sai Reddy and other leaders of YSRCP were also present.