Chandigarh, July 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Punjab in the second week of July to inaugurate a series of railway infrastructure projects and address a public rally in Jalandhar as the BJP is set to kick-start its campaign for the 2027 assembly elections.

Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday said the PM is expected to dedicate redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, besides unveiling other railway projects in the state. While tentative dates have been conveyed to the state unit, the final itinerary is yet to be cleared, he said.

Senior BJP leaders privy to the matter said the visit is being planned as the party's first major political event in Punjab ah...