Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Kerala's Palakkad, in a mega southern push by the BJP to make in roads into the region. This comes as the saffron party's aim to win 370 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. During the roadshow today, people thronged on both sides of the road, showering petals on the Prime Minister. PM Modi waved back at the peopl, acknowledging their welcome. The Lok Sabha elections in the seat will be held on April 26.
The PM's cavalcade with Modi standing on an open roof vehicle heavily decorated with flowers commenced the roadshow at around 10.45 am from Kottamaidan Anchuvilakku and proceeded towards the Head Post Office in the town. The PM arrived in the city in a helicopter from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. As the roadshow proceeded along the route, shouts of 'Modi', 'Bharat mata ki jai', 'Modiji swagatam' and 'Modi ki jai' were heard from the people gathered on both sides of the road.
The Prime Minister has set his step in the southern region for the past few days, reaching out to the people of various states including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana and Karnataka. He is attacking the Opposition in the rallies and listing out the achievements of his 10-year government at the Centre.
Modi's Palakkad roadshow follows his recent participation at a public meeting in Pathanamthitta town on March 15, where he rallied support for NDA candidates contesting in the southern Kerala constituencies.
Addressing the gathering in Pathanamthitta, the Prime Minister had said that "The Lotus is going to bloom in Kerala" in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and attacked the ruling Left and the opposition Congress-led UDF, alleging that the people of the state have endured hardship under governments plagued by corruption and incompetence.
The BJP has seen an increase in its vote share from the Palakkad constituency in the Lok Sabha polls with its candidate Krishnakumar C securing 21.
24 per cent of the total votes polled from here in the 2019 general elections.
This is Modi's fifth visit to the state within three months.
He has already visited the state twice in January, once in February and then on March 15.
