New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a two-day visit to Gujarat on Thursday to participate in events marking Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) and the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

The Prime Minister arrived in Vadodara, receiving a welcome from Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other state dignitaries. He subsequently travelled to Ekta Nagar, the site of the main celebrations.

On Thursday, PM Modi's agenda centred on both symbolic commemorations and significant development spending. He formally launched a special Rs.150 denomination coin and a stamp in honour of Sardar Patel and flagged off a new fleet of e-buses.

Crucially, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stones and inaugurat...