Campaigning for the remaining phases of general elections has intensified with the completion of the first phase yesterday. Senior leaders and star campaigners of all political parties including Grand Alliance and NDA are holding multiple rallies across the country to woo the voters. Twenty seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three each in West Bengal and Chhattisgarh and one each in Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls in this second phase on 26th of this month.
Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi addressed election rallies in Nanded and Parbhani in Maharashtra and Chikkaballapur and Bengaluru in Karnataka today. He said, he has come to present his report card and also to seek the blessings of the people. Prime Minister said, that SC, ST and OBC communities have benefited from the policies of his Government, and over 25 crore people were brought above the poverty line. He once again expressed his commitment to work 24 by 7 for 2047 Viksit Bharat. Speaking on his 10 years of governance, PM Modi said, today India is the fifth largest economy, there are record foreign investments, exports and manufacturing sectors are growing rapidly and it is a major exporter of mobile phones.
Former Prime Minister and JD (S) leader Deve Gowda who spoke on the occasion said that the corrupt Congress Government had emptied the coffers when it left the Government in 2014.
In a statement, Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah alleged that the Surya Ghar Muft Bijli programme as promised in the BJP manifesto has put the burden on the poor as they have to bear the cost of the solar panels.
As part of the UDF campaign, AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi addressed a meeting at Eriyad in Kerala. She alleged that Government agencies meant to protect the law, have turned into unlawful extortionists in the country.
Addressing a public meeting in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, Senior BJP leader Amit Shah said, this time the people of Uttar Pradesh will make BJP victorious on all 80 seats.
Speaking at a rally in Amroha, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that if the INDIA alliance government is formed, the loans of farmers will be waived off. Along with this, the honorarium of MNREGA and Anganwadi workers will be doubled.
