The cutouts are giant. The crowd is huge. Is a star campaigner at the venue? Or is it the campaign’s supernova? But why are people leaving the venue before the event is over?
In this episode of Another Election Show, Atul Chaurasia and Manisha Pande attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in the Ghonda assembly constituency of northeast Delhi’s Shahdara. PM Modi has been leading the charge for the BJP as it tries to wrest control of Delhi.
We speak to BJP workers to understand what they think of the BJP’s poll prospects, considering that past trends from the area suggest a large number of swing votes. We talk to BJP supporters – one of them dedicates a song to the PM while another says she will pray for the leader if a house is granted to her under the PM’s housing scheme. Modi’s Muslim supporters tell us he would’ve never been PM if not for the support of Muslims.
Many fans of the Prime Minister want a Modi Sarkar in Delhi. But watch to know what they say when told that the Modi government is already at the centre. And why not everyone at the rally is impressed.
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