UP Assembly polls: Need tough leader for difficult times, says PM Modi

In Manipur, Modi said the BJP's "double-engine" government has laid strong a foundation for Manipur for the next 25 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said when turmoil in prevailing in the world, India needs to be stro­nger and for difficult times, a tough leader is needed. Addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich, Modi also predicted the BJP's win the Assembly polls. The BJP is all set to hit a four in the Assembly polls, he said.

Hitting out at the rivals, Modi said in the name of “garibi hatao” and Samajwad (soci­alism), they looted the country. He questioned the “silence” of opposition parties over the verdict in the Ahmedabad blasts case, saying India has come to know