Rehearsal run of the Vande Bharat Express train ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Bengaluru city railway station, in Bengaluru on August 9, 2025.
| Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bengaluru on Sunday (August 10, 2025) to inaugurate the much-delayed Yellow Line of Namma Metro between R.V. Road Metro Station and Bommasandra Metro Station, apart from laying the foundation stone for Metro Phase III in the city.
He will also flag off a Vande Bharat train between Bengaluru and Belagavi.
The Prime Minister’s visit comes two days after the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi led a ‘Vote Adhikar Rally’ in Bengaluru, alleging widespread “voter fraud” during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
On the eve of the Prime Minister’s visit to the city, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday (August 9, 2025) said the State’s Law Department would hold an inquiry into the alleged “voter fraud”.
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), both at the Centre and in the State, has been countering these allegations, the Prime Minister is yet to respond on the issue.
He will address a public function on the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore campus, Electronics City, on Sunday (August 10, 2025), where he will lay the foundation stone for Metro Phase III.
Sources in the BJP said he may respond to the Congress’ allegations during the speech.
This visit comes at a time when the political scene in the State is heating up and a nine-day Monsoon Session of the State legislature is set to commence from Monday (August 11, 2025). Mr. Modi’s visit is expected to further add to the political heat.
Meanwhile, both the Congress and BJP have been trying to take credit over Namma Metro in the city.
Published – August 09, 2025 11:12 pm IST
