Chikkaballapura (Karnataka):

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that big names in India and abroad had joined forces to oust him from power.

Addressing a large public meeting here, he said: “Mothers and sisters are coming here in large numbers. The struggles and challenges you face in raising your family, Modi has seen this in his home. Today, India Big names and powerful people have come here. “There has been a coalition at home and abroad to overthrow Modi. ” “But because Nali Shakti and Mattrushaktiblessings and Suraksha Kavachi (Security Armor), Modi can continue to rise to the challenge. “

“Serving and protecting mothers, sisters and daughters is Modi’s top priority,” he said, listing the steps the government has taken over the decade for women’s welfare, such as self-help groups to support them and the creation of ‘Lakhpati Didis’.

Former minister K Sudhakar is the BJP candidate from Chikkaballapur, while its alliance partner JD(S) has fielded M Mallesh Babu from neighboring Kolar.

The Prime Minister said the results of Friday’s first phase of Lok Sabha polls were in favor of the NDA and ‘Viksit Bharat’.

Targeting the India Group, he said the opposition alliance currently has no leader and no vision for the future, and “their history is a sham.”

Modi praised the energy and dedication of 90-year-old JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, who was sharing the stage with him, and said he also drew inspiration from him.

“His (Gowda) commitment to Karnataka, his anguish over Karnataka’s plight today and the ‘Josh’ in his voice are testimony to Karnataka’s bright future ,” he said as he thanked Gowda for his “blessings.” .

JD(S) joined the NDA in September last year.

Karnataka will go to polls in two phases. The 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the southern region of the state will go to polls on April 26, while the remaining 14 constituencies in the northern region will go to the second phase of voting on May 7.

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