Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the Modi government for failing to ensure fuel and fertiliser security, alleging declining production, import mismanagement, and farmer distress. He accused the BJP of diversion tactics and cited Murli Manohar Joshi’s remarks on the “Vishwaguru” narrative
Udhayanidhi Stalin campaigned in Chennai urging voters to defeat the “slave alliance” and support the DMK-led SPA in the April 23 elections, alleging the Bharatiya Janata Party caused a financial crisis in the state