BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Adhikari met Modi at his residence a day after meeting the BJP's top brass, including its president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

This was the first meeting of Adhikari with the top leaders of the BJP after becoming the leader of Opposition in the Bengal Assembly.

On Tuesday, he met Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed various issues concerning the state.

In his first meeting after becoming the leader of opposition in the state assembly, Adhikari also met Union minister Mansukh Mandviya. He was also scheduled to meet BJP national president J P Nadda, party sources said.

Adhikari had defeated Trinamul Congress (TMC) supremo and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a closely contested election in the Nandigram Assembly segment.

His meeting with top brass of the BJP comes days after his presence in Modi-Mamata meet over cyclone Yaas review had irked the TMC leader.

According to sources, Mamata Banerjee had arrived late at the aforementioned meeting and left after submitting a report on the impact of the cyclone.