Modi in Bengaluru: PM participates in Prashanti Kutiram celebrations, to inaugurate Namma Metro Pink Line | LIVE

Explained

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to be in Bengaluru on 13 November, where he was expected to inaugurate the Pink Line of Namma Metro. Several outlets covered the visit, and their reports together outline a busy day of events and a political argument over the project's funding.

What happened

According to The Hindu's live coverage, Modi was scheduled to inaugurate the Pink Line at around 12:45 p.m. on 13 November. The plan was for him to flag off the service and ride the newly opened stretch. The same outlet linked the inauguration to Prashanti Kutiram celebrations that day.

Newsable reported that Modi was also attending the golden jubilee of Prashanti Kutiram and the birth centenary of H.V. Sheshadri. It said he was set to inaugurate the Pink Line and a new campus in Thiruvananthapuram, though the details of that campus were not available in the copy we reviewed.

Hindustan Times, citing key details, said the Pink Line would open to the public at 6 a.m. on 14 November. That means the ceremonial inauguration on 13 November and the start of public services on 14 November are separate steps, based on these reports.

Why it matters

Hindustan Times described the Pink Line as part of a network that will make Bengaluru home to India's second-largest Metro system. That claim comes from that outlet's reporting and is attributed to it here.

The launch also came amid a dispute over money. The News Minute reported that a day earlier, Karnataka and the Union government had clashed over funding for Namma Metro. On Thursday, 12 November, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya disputed the state government's position, and the outlet reported that he and Karnataka minister Krishna Byre Gowda had sparred over the issue. The full substance of their arguments was not included in the excerpt available to us.

What we don't know yet

The reports we reviewed do not confirm whether the inauguration went ahead exactly as scheduled. They also do not provide the full details of the funding disagreement, or the specifics of the Thiruvananthapuram campus mentioned by Newsable. Readers should check later coverage for confirmed timings, the outcome of the ceremony, and the official positions of the state and central governments on the metro's financing.

Written by the 91News.in desk with AI assistance, based on reports from The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Newsable, The News Minute. Updated 13 Nov 2026, 1:05 pm. Spotted an error? Tell us.