Chennai, Jan. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) election campaign in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on Friday, addressing public meetings in the two southern states ahead of assembly polls scheduled to take place later this year.

PM Modi will first visit Thiruvananthapuram where he will launch various projects and flag off three new Amrit Bharat express trains. Following the official programme, he will address party rallies in the Kerala capital and Chengalpattu district in Tamil Nadu.

At least six constituents of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, including the AIADMK, will share the stage with PM Modi during his public meeting near Chennai, BJP leaders said.

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