Modi claims Gen Z support for BJP after electoral wins, blames TMC for corruption and migration, and launches Vande Bharat sleeper train.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed India's Gen Z supports the BJP's development agenda, citing the party's historic win in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections and its first mayoral victory in Thiruvananthapuram as evidence of expanding national support. Speaking in Malda, West Bengal, he urged voters to replace the Trinamool Congress government, accusing it of corruption, blocking welfare schemes, and enabling illegal migration that he said threatens Bengal’s demographics and security. Modi emphasized the need for strong governance and pledged action against those who attack journalists, while reaffirming protections for refugees under the Citizenship Amendment Act. He flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train on the Howrah-Guwahati route and expressed confidence in the BJP's prospects in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.