Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a telephonic call to Sandeshkhali survivor Rekha Patra on Tuesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named her as the candidate from Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.
"Two crore jobs PM Modi promised. Did he give it? They should be ashamed. Those youth supporters of his who chant 'Modi Modi', can slap them. They have run everything based on lies for the past 10 years," he said.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed confidence in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance returning for a third term after the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa, whose son was earlier denied a ticket for the Haveri-Gadag Lok Sabha seat, said he will contest independently and win the elections even if Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes and attempts to change his mind.
Regarding the seat sharing in the NDA in which LJP will contest five seats, party's national president Chirag Paswan said on Monday that he would like to thank PM Narendra Modi for the way he gave respect to their party.
In a big claim, the general secretary of Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam (AMMK), TTV Dhinakaran, on Thursday said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will score a big win in Tamil Nadu in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Modi government on the CAA notification and alleged that this was just a gimmick ahead of the general elections and as soon as anyone applies for citizenship under CAA the person will fall under the "illegal migrants".
Amid the political uncertainty in Himachal Pradesh, state Congress chief Pratibha Singh on Friday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party's work is better than that of the grand old party.
He also took a dig at Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and said that wherever Rahul takes his yatra, it is not 'Nyay or Jodo Yatra', but it's 'Anyay and Todo yatra'.
CM Yadav was spotted outlining the party's symbol (lotus) and filling colours in it on a wall along with the slogan 'Ek Baar Phir Se Modi Sarkar' on the occasion.
Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha election in-charge Mahendra Singh, State President VD Sharma, cluster in-charge Narottam Mishra, Bhopal division also attended the meeting in the BJP house at Bhopal.