PM Modi takes a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, says Congress' 'sahabzade' will lose Wayanad seat

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (Apr 20) took a dig at Rahul Gandhi, stating that the Congress leader will lose his Wayanad seat in Kerala this Lok Sabha elections, just like he lost Amethi in 2019.

While addressing a rally at Nanded in Maharashtra, the Indian prime minister claimedthat as per the information he received after the first phase of Lok Sabha polls concluded, the voting was one-sided in favour of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

"After losing Amethi, the Congress' sahabzade will lose Wayanad as well. So he will have to look for a safe seat after April 26," PM Modi said referring to Rahul Gandhi.

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Further making an apparent reference to Sonia Gandhi, he said that some opposition leaders left the Lok Sabha and moved to the Rajya Sabha as they had no courage to contest the elections.

"For the first time, the family will not vote for a Congress candidate in the constituency where they live as there is no party candidate there," he said.

PM Modi then said that he spent a decade fixing the Congress regime's bad governance.

"A lot of work needs to be done," he added.

"The agriculture crisis did not happen now. It happened because of the flawed policies of Congress," he added.

He then hit out at the INDIA bloc stating that the opposition had no face to project and the people did not know whom to trust the country's future with.

"They may claim anything, but the reality is that Congress leaders have accepted defeat even before the announcement of polls," he said.

The Indian prime minister then said that the INDIA bloc constituents were contesting the elections against each other in 25 per cent of seats.

"After (the election results on) June 4, they will be fighting more with each other," he said.

(With inputs from agencies)