Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering throughout a public assembly in Palakkad on March 29, 2026. Photo: narendramodi.in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (March 29, 2026) intensified the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s campaign for the April 9 Kerala Assembly election with a pointy assault on each the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF). Alleging that the two fronts had alternated in energy for many years whereas “looting” the State by means of corruption and misgovernance, Mr. Modi stated their politics had disadvantaged the individuals of Kerala of sources, alternatives and development.
Positioning the BJP-led NDA as a decisive various, the Prime Minister stated that an NDA authorities would advance the imaginative and prescient of a “Viksit Kerala,” promising sooner improvement and measures to curb the outward migration of educated youth by creating alternatives inside the State. “It is Modi’s guarantee to you. The NDA’s guarantee is Modi’s guarantee,” he stated whereas addressing a rally of all 12 NDA candidates from Palakkad district. A big crowd gathered at Fort Grounds at 2 p.m., braving the intense summer time warmth to attend the occasion.
The Prime Minister alleged that each the UDF and the LDF have been deceptive the public by labelling one another the BJP’s B-team. “That is an inadvertent admission by both fronts that the BJP is the real A-team in Kerala,” he stated.
He stated that for many years, Kerala had been trapped between the fronts that alternated in energy with out delivering progress. “If one was communal, the other was overly communal; if one was corrupt, the other was excessively corrupt. Both UDF and LDF have cheated the public by relying on vote-bank politics,” he stated.
The Prime Minister accused the LDF authorities of plunging Kerala right into a debt of ₹5 lakh crore. “Kerala’s debt has tripled in the last 10 years, with the money going into the pockets of the LDF,” he stated. If the NDA involves energy, we are going to get better the funds and use them for the welfare of the public, Mr. Modi stated.
He stated each the Congress and the Left shared a protracted historical past of misgovernance, pointing to the Left’s report in Bengal and Tripura and the Congress’s efficiency nationwide. He burdened the BJP’s concentrate on a women-led improvement mannequin, highlighting initiatives throughout a number of sectors, together with well being, and citing the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam legislation. “Under the NDA, girls from disadvantaged backgrounds will be empowered to achieve new heights,” he stated, contrasting this with Congress leaders, whom he described as obstacles to ladies’s progress and security.
Acknowledging the arduous work of Palakkad’s paddy farmers, Mr. Modi stated that solely the BJP can present efficient assist to the farming neighborhood. “Instead of helping, the State government is trapping farmers in debt,” he stated, including that an NDA authorities in Kerala would finish their woes, a promise he known as “Modi’s guarantee”.
He promised to reveal the corruption involving the LDF and the UDF if the BJP involves energy in Kerala. “Both of them are engaged in corruption and looting, but they never expose each other. The BJP will ensure justice for the people by investigating and revealing the LDF-UDF misdeeds,” he stated.
Published – March 29, 2026 04:46 pm IST
