Noida, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday sought electoral support for BJP's Gautam Buddh Nagar candidate Mahesh Sharma through a telephone speech, which was played on loudspeaker, after he could not attend a personal visit here due to bad weather. .

Shah appeared in person for campaigning in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan earlier in the day and was scheduled to reach Noida in the evening.

However, since he could not go to Noida due to inclement weather in Delhi-NCR, the Union Home Minister addressed the gathering here through a brief telephone call and sought support from voters to ensure that Narendra Modi gets a third term. To become the Prime Minister.

"During the last 10 years, Modi has worked on a wide range of issues from the welfare of the poor to urban and infrastructure development in the country. The team of Mahesh Sharma and Narendra Modi got an airport in Noida and was connected by several highways Sharma has made a huge contribution to the overall development of Noida,” Shah said."PM Modi and (UP Chief Minister) Yogi (Adityanath) have strengthened law and order in Uttar Pradesh and this has opened the way for new development in the state. I do not want to talk for long now and apologize for not being able to come. I ask." But I promise that I will be there for Mahesh Sharma's victory procession,'' Shah said.

When Shah addressed the rally, BJP's Western Uttar Pradesh unit president Satyendra Singh Sisodia, Gautam Buddha Nagar in-charge Kapil Dev Agarwal, Noida chief Manoj Gupta, Gautam Buddha Nagar chief Gajendra Mavi, Noida MLAs Pankaj Singh and Mahesh Sharma stood around the stage. Talked on the phone for about 2 minutes.

Gautam Buddh Nagar has more than 26 lakh registered voters and voting will be held on April 26.BJP's Mahesh Sharma had won the Lok Sabha elections here in 2014 and 2019. This time, he is facing competition from Mahendra Singh Nagar of Samajwadi Party and Rajendra of Bahujan Samaj Party. Singh Solanki, others were included.