Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought his mother Heeraben's blessings on his 66th birthday.

Prime Minister is celebrating his 66th birthday today. On the occasion, PM Modi flew down to Gandhinagar to meet his mother Heeraben to seek her blessings. Elaborate arrangements have been made in Gujarat and across the country to observe the birthday of the 14th prime minister of the country.
PM went to his mother's residence without the carcade or any officials. He greeted locals on his way home. This is the PMs third visit in recent times to Gujarat, where Assembly elections are due next year.

Governor O P Kohli, the entire Gujarat cabinet including the Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, state BJP leaders including the newly-appointed president Jitu Vaghani and hundreds of party workers welcomed Modi at the airport.
After his grand reception, Modi thanked Gujarat BJP leaders and party workers and drove to the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar where he will spend the night. Some of the party workers seemed disappointed as Modi did not address them.




MODI TO MEET HIS RELATIVES
After meeting mother, Modi will meet other family members, Gujarat. Modi's mother lives with his younger brother Pankaj Modi in Gandhinagar.
Later, he would go to the tribal district of Dahod to inaugurate various irrigations projects.
Dahod collector Lalit Padaliya said the inauguration ceremony will be held at Limkheda town, around 25 km from the city, and the PM will also address a rally there."The prime minister will inaugurate Kadana-Hafeshwar irrigation project," Padaliya said.

Later in the afternoon he would go to Navsari where he is scheduled to take part in a function where aid would be distributed to the differently-abled persons.
PM Narendra Modi meets his mother on the occasion of his birthday today, in Gandhinagar (Gujarat).
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PM TO ADDRESS GATHERING AT NAVSARI

"In Navsari, PM will distribute kits and aid to divyang citizens. He will also address a large gathering near Navsari town," Pandya said.
Incidentally, on the eve of Modi's birthday about 989 lamps were lit simultaneously in Navsari making it a rare feat.



BJP is facing a challenge in Gujarat ahead of next year's polls in the aftermath of Patel quota agitation and the protests of Dalit community after the Una atrocity incident.
Last month Modi visited his home state twice -- to condole the death of Sawminarayan sects leader Pramukhswami Maharaj and later to inaugurate an irrigation scheme in Saruashtra region.
with inputs from PTI