Union Minister Piyush Goyal holds road show in Maharashtra's Mumbai
May 05, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 : Union Minister and BJP candidate from Mumbai North, Piyush Goyal, held a roadshow in Mumbai on Sunday, drawing significant crowds and support from residents.
The event was part of his campaign to garner support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the general election.
The roadshow featured streets lined with enthusiastic supporters waving flags and chanting slogans, welcoming Goyal and his team.
Throughout the event, the Union Minister called on voters to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked for their votes to bless his candidacy.
Earlier on May 1, Goyal highlighted the achievements of the Modi government and criticized the opposition Congress party, saying it lacked vision and credibility.
"The public has made up their minds to re-elect Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister and give 400 plus seats so that when we celebrate 100 years of independence, the vision of Viksit Bharat is achieved," said Goyal.
Lashing out at the Congress party, he said, "Congress does not have anything except fake narratives. The grand old party is finished, they do not even have a candidate for the Mumbai North seat..."
Piyush Goyal also said that the country is safe and moving towards prosperity under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Before that, Piyush Goyal held a roadshow on last Sunday in an open jeep with people turning up in large numbers.
Congress has fielded Bhushan Patil as its candidate from the Mumbai North seat, which is set to go to polls on May 20.
Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second-largest after Uttar Pradesh. The first and the second phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are over. While the first phase took place on April 19, the second phase was conducted on April 26.
Next, the elections in Maharashtra will be held on May 7, May 13, and May 20.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 23 out of 25 contested seats, while the undivided Shiv Sena secured 18 out of 23 seats.
The undivided NCP, part of the opposition alliance, contested 19 seats and won four. Following the split in the Shiva Sena 2022, the Eknath Shinde faction aligned with the BJP.
The counting of votes will be held on June 4.
