Raj Thackeray Declares Support to PM Modi Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls

New Delhi: As the voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha draws nearer, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray extended his support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. Raj Thackeray's decision to support the NDA comes weeks after his meeting with Amit Shah in Delhi. However, Thackeray asked his party workers to start the preparation for the Maharashtra assembly elections which are going to be held later this year.

Addressing his party's Gudi Padwa rally, he voiced his support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasizing that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections would shape the "future of the country." Notably, the MNS has refrained from fielding any candidates for the Lok Sabha elections thus far.

"I will instruct the party workers to begin preparations for the Assembly elections. I have conveyed to CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavais that I have no interest in the Rajya Sabha or Legislative Council seats. My sole plea to PM Modi is to focus on the youth; today, India boasts the largest youth population in the world," Thackeray added.