PM Modi Vadodara event gets 42,000-plus waiting list on BookMyShow

In a first, public participation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in Vadodara on Tuesday was opened for free registration through the BookMyShow event ticketing platform, with all seats booked within an hour.

Modi will lay foundation stones, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation development projects worth more than Rs 35,000 crore in the Gujarat city. He will also address a gathering.

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, public participation for Tuesday’s prime



ministerial programme was opened for free registration through BookMyShow, with the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) using the private digital platform to manage registrations, officials said on Monday.

The response was overwhelming, with all seats booked within an hour of registration opening, they said.

Registration was subsequently closed, with more than 42,000 applicants placed on the waiting list, reflecting the immense enthusiasm among the public for the programme, officials said.