Lotus to bloom in Kerala this time, says PM Modi during visit to State

Kicking off the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) Lok Sabha election campaign in Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on March 15 (Friday) expressed confidence that “the lotus is going to bloom in Kerala in this Lok Sabha elections.”

Kicking off the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) Lok Sabha election campaign in Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on March 15 (Friday) expressed confidence that “the lotus is going to bloom in Kerala in this Lok Sabha elections.”

He urged the voters to break the cycle of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) forming governments in order to “save Kerala from its current slide.”

Addressing a massive public event in Pathanamthitta, Mr. Modi assessed that the BJP was going to open its account in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. “The BJP, which won a two-digit vote percentage here last time, will open its account in the State,” he said, adding that the NDA was slated to win over 400 seats at the Centre.

“When the BJP government comes to power, it is going to need MPs in Kerala who will reflect your feelings to the government, and this, in turn, will be helpful in bringing development to the State. Modi will never turn a blind eye towards your needs. That’s Modi’s guarantee,” he said to a loud round of applause.

Further, he accused the LDF and the UDF of unleashing a reign of terror and violence in the State.

“Things in this State have come to such a pass that even the priest of a church was subjected to violence. Several college campuses in the State have become hotspots of communist violence. Women and children in the State are living in constant fear, but the government in power appears to be sleeping,” he said.

Mr. Modi also accused successive governments in the State of turning a blind eye towards the plight of rubber growers in Kerala.