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Last Updated:January 17, 2026, 00:25 IST
Prime Minister Modi will visit Assam for infrastructure and cultural events, including Kaziranga Elevated Corridor and Bagurumba Dwhou 2026 in Guwahati.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting, in Jorhat district. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is also seen. (IMAGE: PTI FILE)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to Assam on Saturday, combining infrastructure projects with cultural engagements, underlining the BJP’s push to retain power in the state for a third consecutive term in the 2026 Assembly elections.
During the Assam visit, the Prime Minister will perform the bhoomi pujan for the Rs 6,950-crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, flag off new Vande Bharat Express services for the Northeast, and participate in a large-scale cultural programme in Guwahati. The back-to-back engagements highlight Assam’s centrality to the BJP’s development and outreach strategy under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
On January 17, PM Modi will arrive in Guwahati and attend ‘Bagurumba Dwhou 2026’ at the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex. Thousands of Bodo artists are expected to perform the traditional Bagurumba dance, with the event being positioned as a celebration of Assam’s indigenous culture and a signal of the BJP’s emphasis on cultural pride and grassroots engagement.
The development push will take centre stage on January 18. In Kaliabor in Nagaon district, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor along Highway 715. The project is designed as a wildlife-friendly elevated highway aimed at improving connectivity while safeguarding the sensitive ecology around Kaziranga.
He will also flag off Vande Bharat Express services to strengthen rail connectivity across the Northeast.
Political contrast ahead of 2026
The BJP’s high-visibility push contrasts with the Congress, which continues to face internal divisions and organisational challenges in Assam.
With repeated visits, marquee projects and a mix of development and cultural outreach, the BJP is signalling that Assam remains a top political priority as it gears up for the 2026 Assembly elections.
Second visit within a month
This will be PM Modi’s second visit to Assam within a month. On December 20 and 21, he had travelled to Guwahati and Dibrugarh, where he inaugurated the new terminal building of the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport, paid tribute at Swahid Smarak Kshetra, and performed the bhoomi pujan for the Ammonia-Urea Project of the Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited at Namrup.
The airport terminal inauguration was projected as a major boost to Assam’s connectivity and economic expansion, with the new facility designed to handle up to 1.3 crore passengers annually.
Bengal leg and Vande Bharat sleeper train
Ahead of his Assam engagements, PM Modi will also visit West Bengal on January 17. During the Bengal leg, he will flag off India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train connecting Howrah with Guwahati and lay the foundation stone and dedicate multiple rail and road projects in Malda.
He is also scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects in Hooghly district on January 18.
Location :
Guwahati [Gauhati], India, India
First Published:
January 17, 2026, 00:25 IST
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