Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 11 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in a series of programmes in Kerala on Sunday, including a meeting with newly elected representatives of local bodies in the State, where Assembly elections will be held later this year.

He will also attend a conclave aimed at fostering development in the state.

Shah, who arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday night, began his day by offering darshan and performing pooja at the historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple.

Amit Shah will interact with newly elected representatives from local self-government institutions across Kerala, at the Uday Palace Convention Centre in Kowdiar.

In the afternoon, the Home Minister will inaugurate the "New India, New Kerala" c...