In Pics: PM Modi flags off Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express train

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station on April 25. (Image: PIB)

The Vande Bharat will cover 11 districts namely Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod. (Image: PIB)

He was received by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijaytan, Goevrnor Arif Mohammed Khan, Shashi Tharoor, MP and Mayor Arya Rajendran.

PM Modi, who arrived in Kerala on April 24 for a two-day visit, lays the foundation stone and inaugurates various projects worth more than Rs 3,200 crore at Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. (Image: PIB)

Dressed in 'Mundu', PM Modi held a mega roadshow in Kochi on April 24. Sporting traditional Kerala attire, PM Modi walked through the streets of Kochi. (Image: Twitter @narendramodi)

People queued up on both sides of the road and cheered for the Prime Minister. They also showered flower petals on him. (Image: Twitter @narendramodi)

PM Modi was also seen shaking hands with people. The roadshow was markedly different from the PM's other roadshows, where he usually rides in an open-top vehicle. (Image: Twitter @narendramodi)

PM Modi's roadshow in Kerala is being seen as a show of strength in the southern state where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming to make inroads ahead of next year's general elections. (Image: Twitter @narendramodi) (With inputs from agencies)