NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted Bengalis on the occasion of Bengali New Year.
"Greetings on Poyla Boishakh. Shubho Nabo Barsho!" the Prime Minister tweeted.
PM Modi also tweeted a campaign video of the BJP, which is locked in a keen contest with the ruling Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal assembly elections, saying, "A New Year and a resolve for new beginnings and progress for the great land of West Bengal!"
The Bengali New Year, also called Poila Boishakh, is the traditional new year day of the Bengali community.
'Pohela Boishakh' marks the first day of the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar.