Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi has said that in the last ten years, the NDA Government has strived to find stable solutions to problems that were plaguing the country. Addressing a public rally at the Tapovan grounds in Kolhapur city of Maharashtra, Mr. Modi said that the women and youth of the country have always been a priority for his government. About the creation of employment opportunities for the youth, Mr. Modi highlighted the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and the Start-Up India initiatives of the NDA Government. He added that the loan amount under the Mudra Yojana will be doubled to 20 lakh rupees if his Government is voted back to power. Hitting out at the Congress and the I.N.D.I. Alliance, Prime Minister Modi said that they have scored two self goals of anti-nationalism and hatred politics. He said, now it is certain that the Government dedicated to the welfare of deprived section, SC, ST, OBC, youth and women is coming back to power. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde was also present on the occasion.

Polling on the Kolhapur seat will be held in the third phase on the 7th of May.