26 April,2024 07:09 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
PM Modi. File Pic/AFP
PM Modi will address a Lok Sabha elections 2024 rally in Maharashtra's Pune on April 29, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chandrakant Patil said on Friday, reported the PTI.
The ruling alliance comprising the BJP, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)on Friday held a meeting to review preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha poll rally in Pune on April 29, according to the PTI.
A massive crowd of two lakh people will attend the rally to hear the PM's speech, senior Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil said, as per the PTI.
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Chandrakant Patil, who is state higher and technical education minister, attended the meeting along with Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, Rahul Kul and Vijay Shivtare, the news agency reported.
"PM Narendra Modi will hold a rally in Maharashtra's Pune on April 29 at Race Course. We are expecting 2 lakh people for the rally. Party functionaries from Pune, Maval, Baramati, Shirur will be present on April 29. We held a meeting today to review preparations," he said, reported the PTI.
"PM Modi will stay at Raj Bhavan in Pune on April 29. There are no plans about the PM's roadshow. MNS chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray will also attend the rally," Chandrakant Patil said.
Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase-2 has been 'too good' for NDA: PM Modi
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the phase two of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been "too good" for the BJP-led NDA, describing the support to the ruling alliance as unparalleled, as per the PTI.
He said on X as polling ended, "Phase Two has been too good! Gratitude to the people across India who have voted today. The unparalleled support for NDA is going to disappoint the Opposition even more."
"Voters want NDA's good governance. Youth and women voters are powering the strong NDA support," PM Modi said.
PM Modi had made a similar assertion after phase one of voting on April 19, saying the ruling alliance has seen a great response.
It is clear that people across India are voting for the NDA in record numbers, he had said.
(with PTI inputs)
