Ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections in India poised to be held from April 19, 2024, the overseas supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) organized car rallies, in the United States of America. The Sikh Americans in Maryland conducted car rally on March 31, 2024, in support of PM Modi.
In the rally, supporters of the BJP decked up their vehicles with flags of the respective party along with the flags of the United States of America and additionally displayed placard on their vehicles reading “Abki Bar 400 paar” and “Teesri bar Modi Sarkar”. Similarly in Atlanta, the BJP supporters gathered in a car rally on March 31, 2024, showing their support for PM Modi.
#WATCH | US: Sikh Americans in Maryland conducted a car rally on March 31, in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They decked up their vehicles with BJP flags and the Flag of the United States and displayed placards on their vehicles reading 'Abki baar 400 par, 'Teesri baar… pic.twitter.com/Tu0JyX47eA
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The participants of the rally wore saffron color shirts with lotus (symbol of the BJP) They were also carrying flags and wore T-Shirts with Ayodhya’ Ram Temple and Jai Shri Ram (printed just above the temple photo)
In the rally, about 150 cars participated with all of them were decked up with BJP flags along with Indian flags and also displayed placards reading “Abki Baar 400 Paar” and “Main Hoon Modi Parivar.”
#WATCH | Overseas supporters of BJP organised a car rally in Atlanta, on March 31, in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
About 150 cars participated in the rally, all decked up with BJP and Indian flags and displayed placards reading 'Abki baar 400 par', 'Main hoon Modi… pic.twitter.com/NMdFdqOUjU
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) April 1, 2024
Earlier a similar event was organized in Australia. The Overseas Friends of the BJP, Australia launched a campaign for members of the diaspora titled Modi for 2024, covering seven prominent cities and significant landmarks in the country. The campaign is aimed at drumming up overseas support for PM Modi and the BJP lead National Democratic Alliance (NDA) going into the Lok Sabha elections in the country.
In the campaign, the respondents across various cities in Australia called themselves as part of the Modi Parivar (PM Modi Family), in a demonstration of overwhelming support for the governance in the country and developmental policies under his leadership.
The Lok Sabha polls will commence from April 19, 2024, and have been organized in seven phases. Nearly 96.8 crore are eligible to cast their votes in the upcoming polls at over 12 lakh stations. The elections of the 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases starting April 19, 2024. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) won 303 seats whereas in stark contrast the Congress Party won just 52 seats.
PM Modi had visited the US last year in June with a state visit, where he also addressed the Indian diaspora members, He has said that “India and the US were just not forming policies and agreements, but were shaping lives, dreams and destinies.”
“The partnership between India and the United States of America will make the world better in the 21st century. You all play critical role in this partnership,” the PM said while speaking at the Ronald Regan Centre in Washington DC.
