Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Modi’s Vadodara Event Fills Seats, Leaves 42,000 On Waitlist
Many people want to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in Vadodara.
The free seats were all booked within one hour.
More than 42,000 other people were put on a waiting list.
People registered through BookMyShow, which is being used for the first time for this type of Prime Minister’s programme in Vadodara.
Attendees will receive digital tickets with live QR codes.
These codes will help check people at the entrance.
Modi will present or begin projects worth more than ₹35,000 crore.
The projects include important freight railway sections, other railway works and highways.
After Vadodara, Modi is scheduled to travel to Mumbai for the Global Fintech Fest 2026.
All available seats for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Vadodara programme were booked within an hour of free registration opening on BookMyShow.
More than 42,000 additional applicants were placed on a waiting list before registration closed.
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation is using BookMyShow and digital M-Tickets with live QR codes for registration, verification and entry.
Modi is scheduled to inaugurate or dedicate development projects worth more than ₹35,000 crore in Vadodara on September 8.
The programme includes three Western Dedicated Freight Corridor sections covering 326 route kilometres and costing more than ₹20,700 crore, plus railway, highway and Gujarat government projects.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation and members of the public.
- What
- A public programme featuring development-project inaugurations, foundation stones, freight-service flag-offs and a new passenger train service.
- When
- Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
- Where
- The Maharaja Sayajirao University Pavilion in Vadodara, Gujarat, followed by Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To inaugurate or dedicate development projects, commission Western Dedicated Freight Corridor sections and address a public gathering.
- Event registration
- Free registration through BookMyShow
- Seats booked
- All available seats filled within one hour
- Waiting list
- More than 42,000 applicants
- Total project value
- More than ₹35,000 crore
- Freight corridor
- Three sections covering 326 route kilometres
- Freight corridor cost
- More than ₹20,700 crore
- Additional railway projects
- Three projects covering 329 kilometres and costing more than ₹9,700 crore
- Next programme
- Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai
