00:00Prime Minister Modi holding a roadshow in Puducherry,
00:02assembly elections in Puducherry as well,
00:04simultaneously because Tamil Nadu is heading for elections on 9th of April.
00:08So, like most leaders now,
00:10remember just barely few days now to go,
00:12election schedule for Puducherry,
00:13the union territory just in the next few days,
00:16in the next six days in fact.
00:17Prime Minister Modi, of course the biggest star campaigner
00:20for the Bharatiya Janata Party,
00:22wearing the Safran Kurta, he's out and about.
00:26Remember for Prime Minister Modi,
00:28for the Bharatiya Janata Party,
00:30Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bengal,
00:33these are crucial destinations to go to.
00:36There of course for Tamil Nadu also,
00:38there has been for the longest time,
00:40the BJP hasn't been able to make inroads.
00:44But this specific Puducherry roadshow will be crucial as well
00:48and what is decided then when the place heads for elections
00:53on the 9th of April.
00:57The BJP, of course, wants to ensure that they'll be able to make inroads,
01:01they'll be able to mark a presence.
01:03Security clearly tightened as Prime Minister Modi is witnessing,
01:08is organizing part of this big rally.
01:10Look at the convoy, the cavalcade.
01:12There's clearly support as well.
01:14Let's just dip in, dip into the sounds coming in from Puducherry.
01:24All right, joining me now,
01:26Apoorva, for the latest on that.
01:27Apoorva, tell us about Puducherry.
01:29It's a beautiful, charming union territory,
01:31more about calm and peace and yoga, sand and beach.
01:36But of course, it's the election fervor right now there.
01:39What is Prime Minister Modi's roadshow looking like?
01:41What are the states for BJP in Puducherry?
01:47Well, in fact, Puducherry, if you do see,
01:49it's an interesting, you know,
01:51elections that is coming up in Puducherry right now.
01:53In fact, what you are seeing is
01:55Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow there in Puducherry.
01:59In fact, he has arrived here in Puducherry
02:01and he will be going ahead.
02:03And after the roadshow,
02:04there is also likely to be expected a speech
02:07of Prime Minister Modi
02:08while he is addressing the people of Puducherry as well.
02:10Remember, in Puducherry,
02:12a lot of interesting names have come up.
02:18Hey, Apoorva, we can hear you.
02:23Well, in fact, you know, in Puducherry,
02:25there's a lot of interesting candidates
02:26that are in the fray for the Puducherry elections right now.
02:29On one side, you have the Congress Alliance as well.
02:32Ennar Rangaswamy, who is the leader here
02:35of Ennar Congress, you know,
02:38he is also going to be expected
02:40to be the chief ministerial candidate
02:42over here in Puducherry.
02:44Not only that,
02:45you're also seeing the BJP Alliance,
02:47which is where Prime Minister Modi is going ahead
02:49and going in seeking for support
02:52of the candidates in the BJP India Alliance
02:54for, you know, Puducherry as well.
02:57Earlier on, we had also seen
02:59how just a couple of weeks back,
03:01you know, Mr. Modi had also visited Puducherry
03:04where he had talked in support of the NDA,
03:06stating that there will be
03:08a lot of important promises
03:11that the BJP, the NDA government
03:12will fulfill should they come back
03:14to power in Puducherry as well.
03:16In fact, it was, you know,
03:18during this speech,
03:21particularly in this roadshow today as well,
03:23it looks like several important pointers
03:26that will be made by Mr. Modi there
03:28while he is addressing the people as well.
03:30Just from the sheer crowds
03:32that you can see the Prime Minister there
03:34and even the cadres,
03:35the Karikatta of BJP
03:37and the India Alliance leaders as well.
03:39Apoorva, keep tracking the latest.
03:41Stay on with me.
03:41Remember, this is a 33-member assembly
03:43in Puducherry.
03:45It is going to be very interesting.
03:46Three MLA's, of course,
03:47are then nominated by the Centre as well.
03:49Mariah Shaquille joins me
03:50for the latest on that.
03:52Mariah, focus will be on Tamil Nadu,
03:54Bengal, Assam.
03:55How important do you think Puducherry will be
03:57for the BJP, for Prime Minister Modi
03:59and for the election season?
04:01Look, Pooja,
04:02the Prime Minister and the BJP
04:04understand that each and every election
04:07has to be fought to be won.
04:09That is the reason why
04:10it may have a small assembly
04:12of just 33 members.
04:15The significance could be seen
04:16with Prime Minister himself
04:18on ground in Puducherry
04:19building a roadshow.
04:21So he understands that
04:22each and every state is important.
04:24Each and every union territory
04:25where there is a government of the BJP
04:27or whether the BJP is in opposition,
04:30it has to be fought to be won.
04:31This is an important election
04:33because the NDA here
04:35is led by Chief Minister
04:37and AINRC,
04:38founder, president,
04:39and Rangaswami.
04:41The BJP is hoping
04:42that he will be re-elected.
04:45And this was the combination
04:47of AINRC and BJP
04:49which actually swept
04:50the 2021 assembly elections.
04:53The alliance, in fact,
04:54at that time had won 16 seats.
04:56And they bent ahead
04:58and formed the government.
05:00The BJP, for the BJP,
05:01this is a small state,
05:03but they understand
05:04that the message has to be
05:05that the BJP not only wins,
05:07but it also retains power.
05:09It believes in consolidating
05:10its position,
05:11that it can also return
05:12in states where
05:13the incumbent is often voted out.
05:16So the message for the party
05:17would be
05:18is to send a message
05:20that from Kashmir
05:20to Kanyakumadi
05:21or from other parts,
05:23from the east to the west,
05:24there are governments
05:26where the BJP has fought
05:27and it has won.
05:28Prime Minister Modi's presence
05:29becomes important
05:30because the Prime Minister
05:32is sending a message here,
05:33Puja,
05:33that the Prime Minister,
05:35the top of the government,
05:37yes,
05:37but he's also
05:38a senior BJP leader
05:39and he believes
05:40to be on the ground
05:42to infuse the carders,
05:43to infuse the people there,
05:45to ensure
05:46that they believe
05:47in the sentiments,
05:48that it will be about
05:48double-engine government.
05:49If there is an NDA government
05:51in the state,
05:52in the union territory,
05:54then there will be also
05:55a government
05:55of Prime Minister Modi
05:56and hence
05:57the double-engine
05:58will ensure development.
05:58So it's noticeable
05:59what you're saying
06:00that Prime Minister Modi,
06:01even for a 33-member assembly,
06:03but realizing
06:03how important
06:04Pudu Cheris is there
06:05in the union territory.
06:06In fact,
06:07alongside him,
06:07on the right side,
06:08is the Chief Minister Rangaswamy.
06:10He's the longest-serving
06:11Chief Minister,
06:12in fact,
06:12for more than 15 years.
06:14And now,
06:16with affiliation
06:17and alliance
06:17with the NDA,
06:18they want to jointly
06:20again hope
06:20that he returns.
06:21So we'll be tracking
06:22more on that
06:23after a very short break.
06:24Prime Minister Modi
06:25in Pudu Cheri.
06:26All our colleagues
06:27are tracking
06:28what's unfolding
06:29this election season.
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