BookMyShow logs 42,000 waitlist for PM Modi’s Vadodara event
Free registrations for PM Modi’s Vadodara event sold out within an hour on BookMyShow, with more than 42,000 applicants joining the waitlist. The platform also handled QR-based entry and crowd-management operations.
What happened
BookMyShow handled free digital registrations, QR-code entry and crowd management for PM Modi's Vadodara event. Seats filled rapidly and over 42,000 people
Key facts
- Available registrations filled within 30 minutes (title states 60 minutes)
- More than 42,000 applicants on the waiting list
- Over Rs 35,000 crore in Gujarat infrastructure projects
Why this matters
Event organizers, venues, civic bodies, and security-tech providers may view BookMyShow as a valuable distribution and operations partner for large-format, access-controlled gatherings.
What to watch
- Repeat BookMyShow mandates for government or non-entertainment mass events.
- Launch of dedicated enterprise, public-events or crowd-management product pages and sales hiring.
- Disclosure of QR-entry adoption, attendee conversion, no-show rates or event-operations partnerships.
- Competitor responses from ticketing, identity, payments or event-management platforms.
- Media or regulatory attention on registration allocation, attendee data use or security incidents.
- Publish operational metrics or a case study on registration throughput, QR scans and attendee flow.
- Pursue government, stadium, pilgrimage, university and civic-event contracts where demand management is a core pain point.
- Bundle registration, verification, messaging, queue management and on-ground staffing into a standardized enterprise product.
- Strengthen privacy disclosures, audit trails and anti-bot controls for free, high-demand registrations.