Mumbai: With just ten days to go for the polls in Maharashtra, the campaign trail is heating up. PM Narendra Modi will canvass for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at three public meetings at Tasgaon, Kalamba and Nashik on Sunday.
While kickstarting his campaign for the state, the PM on Saturday addressed 3 rallies assuring the people that only a BJP governemnt in the state can bring prosperity. Modi said the 15 years under Congress-NCP rule has done tremendous harm to Maharashtra.
Maharashtra is headed for a 4-way fight and the PM is trying to put his best foot forward. He even reached out to the crowd by greeting them in Marathi at Mahalaxmi Racecourse.
Speaking for the first time after BJP broke it's alliance with Shiv Sena, Modi avoided mentioning the break-up, but targeted the 15-year rule of the Cong-NCP government. "The 15 years under Congress-NCP rule have been terrible for Maharashtra. Those ruined 15 years have raised a question mark on the state's progress," he said.
"If Mumbai and Maharashtra are left behind country also feels left behind. We can't let Maharashtra lag behind," Modi said.
Countering the PM's statement, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan challenged Modi to a one on one debate. "Maharashtra has performed better than Gujarat on a number of parameters. Modi should see the figures. I am ready to have a face-to-face debate with him on this," Chavan said.
Prime Minister Modi is likely to address over 20 rallies across Maharashtra in the next 10 days indicating how critical the multi-cornered battle in Maharashtra is. The BJP is banking on the 'Modi Power' as this is the first time in 25 years that the party is fighting an election in the state without its oldest ally, turned foe, the Shiv Sena.
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