Lucknow, Nov 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Lucknow on Friday evening after visiting Mahoba and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, official sources said.

The prime minister will be attending a conference of DGPs here on Saturday and return to Delhi on Sunday, they added.

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After arriving at the Chaudhary Charan Singh airport, Modi went to the Raj Bhavan and paid floral tributes to the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, according to a statement issued by the Raj Bhavan.

Governor Anandiben Patel welcomed the prime minister on his arrival at the Raj Bhavan, the statement said,

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present at the Raj Bhavan, it added.

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