Chatra (Jharkhand) [India], Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a veiled dig at Bharat Bloc parties over NCP leader Shara Pawar's reported comment on the possibility of some regional parties merging with the Congress later and said such remarks are therefore It has been said that these parties can claim the status of Leader of the Opposition (LOP) after the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a huge rally here, PM Modi said that after three phases of Lok Sabha elections, Congress and its allies have accepted defeat. "The comments made by a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party have been given after a lot of consideration and have come out due to deep thinking." He said that after the trends of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, smaller parties should Should be merged with Congress, why did he say so because he is not aware that Congress and its allies... will not have the required number of seats to get the status of Leader of Opposition (in the Lok Sabha) Nationalist Congress Party chief ( Sharadchandra Pawar) said that he did not talk about the merger of his party with the Congress, but talked about how the two parties have worked together. Taking a dig at opposition parties and leaders, PM Modi said the 2020 Lok Sabha elections are not just to form the government but to save the country from those doing corruption. "The 2024 elections are not just to form the government. This election is the election of building the country. This election is an option to secure the future of your children.'' Referring to the cash recovery in Jharkhand, the Prime Minister said, ''You saw that heaps of currency notes were being found from the camps of JMM and Congress. Even machines had to be brought from banks to count notes. JMM and Congress have only one agenda that they will neither work nor allow others to work and no work will be done without money. This is their game.They themselves do nothing except corruption and are trying to stop Modi's work. "Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam's personal secretary Sanjeev Lal and his domestic assistant Jahangir Alam were arrested by the ED following raids and recovery of Rs 35.23 crore in cash from their premises in Ranchi," he said. Steel trunks full of cash recovered from the residence of Alamgir Alam in Ranchi were snatched away on Monday night. He accused Congress of trying to snatch reservation from tribals, Dalits and Other Backward Castes (OBC) and give it to Muslims. “Congress wants to snatch it."Congress wants to snatch the reservation of tribals, Dalits and OBCs and give it to Muslims. They want to give reservation on the basis of religion." Voting for Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand will be held in four phases in May. 13 to 1 June 543 Lok Sabha Elections for the seats will be held from April 19 to June 1 and counting of votes will take place on June 4.