Mumbai, Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's rally in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region on Monday, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the chief minister should stay in UP, claiming the situation there is "serious".
Five Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha region, including Nagpur, from where Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari is contesting, will go to polls in the first phase of parliamentary elections on April 19.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Raut said, "Yogi Adityanath should stay in UP because the situation there is serious. In UP, the situation is more serious than it appears. I am well aware of it. The party (BJP) has asked for votes in the country even after being in power for 10 years."
PM Modi is also scheduled to address a public meeting later in the day in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, which is in the Vidarbha region.
Rajya Sabha member Raut targeted the PM and claimed, "Modi is campaigning using government money. This is a violation of the code of conduct."
Five Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha region, including Nagpur, from where Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari is contesting, will go to polls in the first phase of parliamentary elections on April 19.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Raut said, "Yogi Adityanath should stay in UP because the situation there is serious. In UP, the situation is more serious than it appears. I am well aware of it. The party (BJP) has asked for votes in the country even after being in power for 10 years."
PM Modi is also scheduled to address a public meeting later in the day in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, which is in the Vidarbha region.
Rajya Sabha member Raut targeted the PM and claimed, "Modi is campaigning using government money. This is a violation of the code of conduct."
