Modi asks MP voters for direct support in letter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought the "direct support" of the people of Madhya Pradesh in the upcoming assembly elections and hailed the effort by the state government and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in developing the heartland state over the last two decades.

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In an open letter, the prime minister said the double-engine government in the state - a reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being in power both at the Centre and in the state had made Madhya Pradesh one of the top economies in the country, and accused the Congress of neglecting the state.

To be sure, the BJP has not yet named a chief ministerial candidate for the assembly polls, and has gone into several elections in the past asking for votes in Modi's name "I have always had a special bond with Madhya Pradesh, because of which you gave me tremendous affection in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls and helped BJP get unprecedented victory. I firmly believe that you will extend direct support to me in the state assembly elections too in the same manner and once again a double engine government will be formed with your unwavering trust in the BJP," the PM wrote in the letter.