Lok Sabha elections 2024 | BJP's Jitin Prasada seeks to ride the 'Modi wave' to win in Pilibhit
The HinduDressed in a white kurta-pyjama and with a saffron scarf around his neck, Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Pilibhit, Jitin Prasada reads out the names of a few local party workers from a paper at a public meeting in Pilibhit. Mr. Prasada and Anoop Pradhan Valmiki are the only ministers from the Uttar Pradesh cabinet to contest in the Lok Sabha elections. Modi’s ‘messenger’ Mr. Prasada’s campaign appears focused on the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in the last 10 years and his vision for a ‘Viksit Bharat’. Asked if he has identified any local issues to focus on during campaigning, Mr. Prasada said, "Our campaign is not being run by the party but by the people who are happy with the work done by PM Modi and want to make him the PM again."