Dubai, Sep 28 (IANS) A high-level Indian parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee arrives in Bahrain Thursday on a two-day official visit to that Gulf nation.

The visit is seen as important in view of the upcoming elections in Bahrain, reports here say.

The delegation will meet Bahraini MPs, including parliament chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani, as well as Shura Council (upper house of parliament) chairman Dr Faisal Al Mousawi, Gulf Daily News reported.

"India and Bahrain are poised to start a very busy and fruitful phase in their relationship and this and other high-level visits are part of the pattern," Indian Ambassador to Bahrain Balkrishna Shetty told the Bahrain Tribune newspaper.

"India has offered to train Bahrain's parliamentary secretariat staff, along with staff from many Commonwealth countries, in New Delhi later this year," he said.

Crown Prince and Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is to visit India this year. This will be followed by the first state visit to India by King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa early next year.