Modi calls party workers his ‘good friends’, asks them to work for full-majority govt. in Karnataka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launches election campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party from Davangere in central Karnataka

Virtually launching the election campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Davangere in central Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke on the “benefits of the double engine government” and appealed to party workers to work towards getting a “full majority BJP government” in Karnataka.

Mr. Modi, who arrived in an open vehicle to the main stage of ‘Mahasangam’, the conclusion of the Vijaya Sankalp Yatra of the State BJP, engaged the crowd in conversation to drive home the advantages of the “double engine” government.

The Prime Minister took the example of the PM Kissan Samman Yojana to elaborate on the benefits. “As long as the Congress-JDS coalition government was there, only a few farmers received the benefits. It was only after the BJP came to power that a sizable number of farmers got help,” he said.

Lauding party workers for making the yatra a success, he appealed to them to take a pledge to work tirelessly for the next three months to convince the electorate about the advantages of the “double engine” government in order to win every booth.

He said it was time to put an end to “make-break” coalition governments in Karnataka.

Referring to the incident of Opposition leader Siddaramaih allegedly slapping a party worker, Mr. Modi said: “What can you expect from a leader who does not respect a worker?”

Mr. Modi claimed that “all are equal in BJP” and claimed that party workers were his “strength, companions and good friends.”