PM Modi launched a total of 5 Vande Bharat Express along with Dharwad-Bangalore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express virtually from a ceremony in Bhopal's Rani Kamlapati railway station in Madhya Pradesh.

Same time PM Modi also flagged off two Vande Bharat trains -- Bhopal to Indore and Bhopal to Jabalpur.

Two more Vande Bharat trains -- Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, and Hatia-Patna Vande Bharat Express -- were also virtually flagged off.

"These trains will improve connectivity in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Bihar, and Jharkhand," PM Modi said in a tweet on Monday.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, among others, were present on the occasion.

PM Modi also virtually interact with 10 lakh booth-level BJP workers today. PM interacted with 3,000 party workers selected from across the country who have made effective contributions in empowering their booths under the party's "Mera Booth Sabse Majboot" campaign.