Patna, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday claimed that it will be very difficult for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form the next government in the country.

Addressing a press conference here along with Bihar ally CPI(ML)L chief Dipank Bhattacharya and RJD's Manoj Kumar Jha, Kharg also said the PM's speeches, recently, were "devoid of the spark of earlier "Are.

"When Modi was in neighboring Telangana, I was addressing rallies in Andhra Pradesh. Ostentation ('abhiman') and pride ('garva') were missing from his speeches in the past," Kharge said.

"After three phases of Lok Sabha elections, I can safely say that it is going to be extremely difficult for Modi to become PM again - which is why he has given up speaking about the achievements of his 10 years in power and Trying to create a new Hindu-Muslim divide,” the Congress leader alleged.

He also criticized the Prime Minister for addressing former Maharashtra BJP ally Uddhav Thackeray and NCP founder Sharad Pawar "in language unbecoming of a Prime Minister".