PM Narendra Modi addresses massive rally in UP. Here are key takeaways from his speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) couldn’t have asked for a better time than now to take their massive election campaign in Uttar Pradesh forward and Modi used it to the fullest. He slammed the entire opposition, including state parties, and said growth and development stalled in the state because the BJP was out of power for 14 years.

He hit out at the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP), which split yesterday, and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which is grappling with black money allegations, and the Congress which has been having trouble regaining its lost glory in Uttar Pradesh.

"There is one party with minimal presence in UP, that is trying for 15 years to establish their leader but with little success. There is another party trying to save money and there is one more party trying to save their own family," the PM said at what the BJP has dubbed the 'Parivartan Rally' or the rally for change.

He also made a point that he made sure that his party wants to work for the people and not hoard black money or save their family.

“Some want to save their black money, some want to save their 'parivaar'. But BJP is the only party that will work to save the people,” he said.

He also said that all the parties, for the first time has come together against him as they are intimidated by what he is doing and it will harm them.

“For the first time in years, SP and BSP share the same opinion on one issue: 'Modi hatao'. But I say 'corruption hatao, kaala dhan hatao'. Now, it's up to the people to decide what they want,” PM modi said.

The first party he referred to was the Congress, which has seen its political fortunes wane compared to its glory days in Uttar Pradesh in the 1970s and the 1980s.

The second party he referred to was Mayawati's BSP which has not been able to shake off the taint of corruption allegations. The third party he was referring to was the Samajwadi Party, which split yesterday following months of bickering between father Mulayam Singh Yadav and his chief minister son Akhilesh.

The PM also said that even though the BJP has not been in power in Uttar Pradesh, that doesn't bother him and his party but the fact that there has been minimal development in UP.

“Kuch log kehte hain BJP ka 14 saal ka vanvaas khatam hoga, mudda BJP ke vanvaas ka nahin hai. Mudda 14 saal ke vanvaas ka nahin, 14 saal ke liye Uttar Pradesh mein vikaas ka vanvaas ho gaya hai,” he said.

India, he said, can't prosper and grow unless Uttar Pradesh prospers and grows.

The PM also predicted a win for the BJP in the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh.

“Political pundits pontificate on the outcome of the UP elections. But after seeing this crowd gathered here, there's no need for them to expend further efforts. It is clear which way the wind is blowing,” PM said.