Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in the Odisha capital here to canvass for the BJP ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state.

The PM reached the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here from Ayodhya in a special flight at around 10.30 pm today.

Senior leaders of Odisha unit of BJP received the Prime Minister at the airport.

The Prime Minister will make an overnight stay at the Governor’s House (Raj Bhawan) in the capital city here.

The PM is scheduled to visit the Lingaraj Temple here tomorrow morning.

He will address public meetings at Berhampur and Nabarangpur tomorrow to seek votes for the BJP in the twin polls.