Lok Sabha Election 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday claimed the INDIA bloc has been ‘defeated’ and ‘decimated’ in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls and will be wiped out in today’s third phase of polling.
Addressing a public meeting at Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, Modi asserted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was on course to return for a third straight term at the Centre as the country wants ‘Phir ek baar Modi Sarkar (Modi government once again)’.
Modi claimed the fate of opposition INDIA bloc was sealed in the opening phase itself, it was decimated in the second phase and whatever remains of the alliance would be wiped clean in the ongoing third phase of polling.
“The Opposition was defeated in the first phase, decimated in the second phase and whatever was left of them would be wiped off in Phase 3. The whole country would yet again vote for ‘Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar’ (a government led by PM Modi to be elected again).”
Coming out in praise of women, who were in attendance at the meeting in their hundreds, PM Modi said,
“I am delighted to see you all here in your traditional attire. The joy that I see on your faces and the celebratory vibes that you exude reflect the mood of the nation.”
“I visited my home state (Gujarat) earlier in the day to carry out my duty as a responsible citizen. I travelled all the way here after casting my vote. I have always said that this is a celebration of democracy and every citizen should take part in it and enlist their active involvement. As I see you all seated before me, I am happy to see my mothers and sisters turning out just as they would do while visiting their kin on special occasions. You have made our democracy a celebration,” Modi said.
Nine parliamentary seats in Madhya Pradesh–Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha, Bhopal, Rajgarh and Betul–are polling in the ongoing third phase.
Dhar will go to the polls in the fourth phase on May 13, along with seven other constituencies–Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Indore, Khargone and Khandwa– which is the final phase of polling in the state for the 18th Lok Sabha.
With 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, Madhya Pradesh ranks sixth among all states in terms of its representation in the Lower House. Of these, 10 seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, while the remaining 19 are unreserved.
(With ANI inputs)
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