PM flags off 5 Vande Bharat trains to boost connectivity

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched five Vande Bharat trains to improve connectivity across six states in the country. The semi-high speed trains will run in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Bihar and Jharkhand. Two of the trains are for Madhya Pradesh, where assembly elections are scheduled later this year. The launch was attended by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, governor Mangubhai Patel and Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Jyotiraditya Scindia.