Summary:
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray asked party cadre to work against BJP candidates. Thackeray, who will hold rallies against Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, pitched the elections as "a fight between Modi-Shah and the country." "Let this campaign against Modi work in anyone's favour, you start preparing for the state assembly polls... Reacting to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' statement that he (Thackeray) was being prompted to criticise the BJP by NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Thackeray played video clips of Modi first criticising Pawar and later, praising him. In 2014, Thackeray had supported Modi as the Prime Minister and later criticised him..