Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a poll rally at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium near here on Wednesday evening. Polls for the state's two Lok Sabha seats and three Assembly seats (bypolls) will be held on April 23. A crowd of 30,000 is expected to attend the PM's rally scheduled for 4pm on Wednesday, BJP Goa Unit President Vinay Tendulkar said Tuesday.

"The capacity of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium is 10,000 but we are expecting a crowd of 30,000. To accommodate the additional crowd, we will put up screens outside the stadium," Tendulkar said. He said BJP star campaigners including senior leaders Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Suresh Prabhu, and Smriti Irani will address meetings in North Goa and South Goa Lok Sabha seats in the state.