PM Modi to visit Bengal, launch Rs 18,680 Cr projects, address Kolkata rally

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit West Bengal on Saturday, address a rally at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.
• Will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 18,680 crore.
• The rally marks the culmination of BJP's statewide Parivartan Yatra; first visit after new electoral rolls publication.
• Projects include over 420 km of national highways (Rs 16,990 Cr) and 6 redeveloped railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
• Visit comes amid reports that the Election Commission is likely to announce the election schedule next week.