Kolkata, March 1 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds here on March 15, marking the culmination of the party's statewide 'Paribartan Yatra'.

The announcement came with the release of posters by the West Bengal BJP on Sunday morning, ending days of speculation over the date of the Prime Minister's visit.

The 'Paribartan Yatra' began across West Bengal on Sunday and will cover nine of the party's ten organisational divisions in the state.

The Kolkata Metropolitan division has been kept out of the yatra as it has been entrusted with organising the March 15 Brigade rally, which will serve as the concluding event.

There had been uncertain...