LIVE: Modi shares dais with Uddhav for the first time, calls for uprooting Congress-NCP from Maharashtra

Mumbai: Today was an exciting day for the BJP and Shiv Sena as BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Shiv Sena executive president shared dais for the first time and addressed a joint election rally in Mumbai.Addressing an impressive election rally, Modi asked the voters to ensure that the Congress-NCP alliance fails to open its account in Maharashtra.“This time there will be many states where Congress and allies would fail to open accounts. And there will not be a single state where the cOngress will touch two digit figures. The Congress will touch its nadir in its electoral history. Make sure that Congress-NCP fails to open its account in Maharashtra this time,” said Modi.Modi contrasted the successful organisaton of Olympics by South Korea with the disastrous performance of Indian government in holding Commonwealth games.“Just look at South Korea. They used to be a very poor country. They organized Olympics 15 -20 years back. India is still thinking over it. After organizing that Olympics, South Korea emerged a power on the horizon of the world. We organized Commonwealtgh but even there this Congress govt brought shame for the entire nation,” added Modi.Earlier, addressing the rally, Uddhav Thackeray took potshot at the recent appeal by Shahi Imam in favour of Congress said wondered as to who will decide the next PM of India.“Will the Shahi Imam decide the PM or will you, the people of India, decide?, asked Uddhav.“What does Ajit Pawar say? Give us vote else we will cut your water. Industry is leaving the nation. There is no trust. There is corruption as well. Bangladeshis who enter the nation should be removed but can Congress do that? No, they just beg for votes,” added UddhavHere we are giving you live updates of this rally:8:58pm – Modi concludes his speech8:56pm-Modi:Therefore, you don't have to just vote. You have to do the canvassing as well. Encourage people to go and vote. I need 300 lotuses in Delhi. Please make the BJP alliance victorious in Maharashtra. I want to assure you that the love and affection that you have given to me will not go in vain.I will live for you and I'l ‘struggle for you.8:55pm-Modi: You pain is my pain. I want to make an appeal to youth belonging to 18-28 years age group. As you know 12 th class exam is very important because if you do well in this exam, all roads open up for you. These 10 years are very important. If you lose even 5 days of these 10 years, things will go horribly wrong. What if you have a non-performing govt in Delhi in this period? What will you contribute to the nation if your own life gets spoiled. We need a govt in Delhi that can change the fate of youth belonging to 18-28 years age group. 8:50pm-Modi: As you know the incident in which a girl ‘Nirbhaya' was raped. Youth came out on streets in protest. In order to hoodwink the people, they set up a Nirbhaya fund worth Rs 1,00 crore. Even Media went overboard in appreciating this. But ask them what they have done with this fund. I'm sorry to tell you that they failed to spend even one Rupee from this fund. Once again they have cheated people by allocating Rs 1,000 crore fund once again under ‘Nirbhaya fund' in the interim budget. 8:48pm-Modi:Today Delhi has become a city of rapes. Tourism has suffered because he failed to ensured security for the bvisitors. Everybody benefits from tourism including a chaiwallah. But they don't have a vision for tourism.8:47pm-Modi: Just look at South Korea. They used to be a very poor country. They organized Olympics 15 -20 years back. India is still thinking over it. After organizing that Olympics, South Korea emerged a power on the horizon of the world. We organized Commonwealtgh but even there this Congress govt brought shame for the entire nation. 8:45pm-Modi: I was chasing PM for installing one door on Narmada dam. I tried 27 times in 7 years.He kept saying that yes, it should be done. Sharad Pawar , you are sitting in Delhi. You should have get this done.8:42pm-Modi: Today power units worth 20,000MW are closed down. Why? Because there is no coal. Why? Because Supreme court asked for caoal files. The govt says files are missing. For them ,files are lost but for us, the life of the nation is lost.8:40pm-Modi: Today industries are closed. We are witnessing a jobless growth. We have to think about 70 crore youth of the country. If there will be industry, you will get jobs. If there will be electricity, you will have industries.8:38pm-Modi: They had promised to give houses to those living in slums but they failed to do that. It was announced by Pratibha Patil when she was the President. Railways is the lifeline of the country. Had there been modernized over the years, things would have been different. Railway should have its own university. You understand this but they fail to understand. 8:35pm-Modi: In 2009 manifesto, they had promised to give employment to 10 crore youths. But they failed to do that. Can you trust them. Atal Bihari Vajpayee gave jobs to 6 crore youth in its 6 years' rule. UPA could not give job to 1.25 crore youth in its 10 years rule.8:30pm-Modi: Rahul says he does feel thrilled unless he talks about poor. For him, it's just a matter of thrill. Rahul says that poverty is a state of mind. Do you think they can make difference to your lives? They used to throw dust in your eyes. Now they have started pouring in peppers in your eyes.8:28pm-Modi: They go to poor's house the way people go to Taj Mahal. They also carry camera persons. They also get childs arranged for photo ops. For them, Poverty is like tourism. They start chanting poor, poor when elections approach.8:25pm-Modi: Earlier Railway had third class as well. In order to show that things have improved they removed third class. Was it not cheating? Similarly they are showing more people coming out of poverty line just by bringing down the ceiling. 8:22pm-Modi: The PMO held a press conference to inform that the PM spoke 1100 times in last 10 years. I don't know whether we should laugh or cry at this. Now you have to decide whether you want to live the same life that your parents lived. Congress is ised to gather votes in the name of poor people.8:20pm-Modi: What king of govt do you want in Delhi? Do you want a moribund govt in Delhi/ Do you want a govt that is being run through remote of mother-son duo? The nation needs a govt with great resolve.8:18pm-Modi: When I say let's have a discussion on unemployment, starvation, dignity to women they say what about secularism. When they fail to come up with answers they hide behind the bunkers of secularism just to save their skins. The nation needs an answerable govt that works. The nation needs a govt that can change the fate of the youth8:15pm-Modi: Rahul Says Congress is an idea. I say Congress is in two minds. You said India is a honey bee. For us, India is the mother. India is the motherland to us, for you it's only a piece of land. For you it's your Mother's land. 8:12pm-Modi: Their arrogance is at an all time high. They believe that the people are in their pockets. The question is not about who will rule and who will not. The question is what will be the fate of 1.25 billion people. Those who sacrificed their lives did not do it for this.8:10pm-Modi: This time there will be many states where Congress and allies would fail to open accounts. And there will not be a single state where the cOngress will touch two digit figures. The Congress will touch its nadir in its electoral history.8:08pm-Modi: Today we don't have the guidance of Bala saheb available to us. This is a very special election. This election is not being fought by political parties or political leaders. This election is being fought by millions of people of India. The voters are miles ahead of parties and leaders.8:06pm – Modi begins his speech in Mumbai8:02pm – Uddhav: Bangladeshis who enter the nation should be removed but can Congress do that? No, they just beg for votes.7:59pm – Uddhav: What does Ajit Pawar say? Give us vote else we will cut your water. Industry is leaving the nation. There is no trust. There is corruption as well. 7:57pm – Uddhav: Will the Shahi Imam decide the PM or will you, the people of India, decide? I am proud of the Shiv Sena. 7:55pm – Uddhav: Our alliance candidates are all honourable individuals. Just see the Congress-NCP candidates. They have done corruption in every department.7:51pm – Uddhav: Yesterday also a Sabha was held here but that was like a punctured tyre. What dull faces were there!7:50pm- Uddhav Thackeray begins his speech