PM predicts that NDA would win over 400 seats and BJP will win more than 370

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the BJP will win a two-thirds majority or more than 370 seats on its own, and the NDA would easily surpass the 400-seat threshold, ensuring a landslide return to power in May.

“Although I am not in the business of predicting numbers, BJP is definitely going to get more than 370 while NDA’s total will cross 400,” a confident Modi said in response to the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President’s speech.
With a score of 370, Congress would tie its own record set in 1957 under the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and will have ridden the tide of compassion that followed the death of Indira Gandhi in 1984. In the general election of 2019, the BJP won 303 seats, while the NDA secured 353.
The PM made this claim during his final major speech to the current Lok Sabha. It was the first time he had adopted the cadre’s “iss baar char sau (400) paar” chant, which has gained traction due to the rival INDIA bloc’s increasing chaos and the BJP’s steady enlistment of support from regional allies, the most recent of which being Nitish Kumar’s JD(U).
Modi emphasized the opposition, claiming it was unable to come together. “There is a person walking around pretending to be a motor technician. He must be studying alignment correction techniques. However, he has not been able to correctly align the opposition,” he stated, taking a blatant swipe at Rahul Gandhi and his most recent yatra.
The criticism was directed primarily at the Congress party, with Modi claiming that the party’s negativity would guarantee that it would not only stay on the opposition benches but also that it would soon be visible from the visitors’ gallery of Parliament.
PM Modi said Congress is relaunching the same product and could have to close.
During his address, Prime Minister Modi also mentioned hints that Rahul would not run again in Amethi, where he was beaten the last time, and that Sonia Gandhi could go to the Rajya Sabha, giving up the family stronghold of Rae Bareli.
Modi blamed Rahul’s presence and the Congress’s submission to the “dynasty” for what he saw as the party’s collapse. Speaking in support of Congress’s decision to name the entity “dukaan” (store), he said that Congress’s effort to relaunch the same product had put the organization in a position where it could have to close. This was a reference to Rahul’s “mohabbat ki dukaan” slogan.

In addition, he responded to TMC MP Saugata Roy’s accusation that dynasty politics were still present in the BJP throughout the one-hour address. Roy mentioned the sons of Amit Shah, the BCCI secretary, and defense minister Rajnath Singh, a BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh. “To clarify, we have nothing against multiple members of the same family rising to prominence based on their qualifications and public support.” Dynastic politics refers to a scenario in which a family gains control of a political party, prioritizes their interests above the party’s, and makes all of the decisions. Amit Shah and Rajnath ji don’t have any. Parties run by families are bad for democracy, the prime minister said.
“It’s OK for family members to enter politics. The youngsters are invited to attend. However, he said, “democracy is in danger when a father passes down his party leadership to his son.”
A report card detailing his ten years in office, which included initiatives towards developing India, women’s empowerment, inflation control, and welfare measures, was delivered by Modi.
He claimed that in spite of the epidemic, the conflicts in West Asia, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the government’s inability to manage inflation, which has been a defining feature of Congress administrations since Nehru and hit 30% under Indira Gandhi. “The UPA era was characterized by double-digit inflation, and the government’s reaction was callous. “Why are you crying over prices when you can afford expensive ice cream?” was the comment made, he claimed.

When the opposition said that India’s emergence as the world’s fifth-largest economy was not reason for celebration, Modi made fun of them. He cited the then-finance minister’s 2014 UPA interim budget, in which he expressed happiness that India had risen to the 11th position in the world economy. “When India became the eleventh largest economy in the world, the greatest economist in the universe sang praises,” he said.
According to the prime minister, his government will make important choices within 100–125 days after winning a third term. “We filled up the gaps left by UPA with our first term. The second was used to pay forward commitments and assurances. “We will use our third term to make India a developed nation,” Modi said. “It is my guarantee that India will emerge as the world’s third largest economy during our third term.”