Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Prime Minister Modi held a massive roadshow in Pune, where he made a strong appeal to the people in support of the abrogation of Article 370. He urged the crowd to show their support by turning on the flashlights of their mobile phones, symbolizing the nation’s backing for the removal of Article 370. Modi stressed that the country is no longer willing to keep Kashmir separate, and that no one, including those advocating for the return of Article 370, could challenge India’s unity. He emphasized that Maharashtra, the land of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, stands firmly with the nation’s decision. He called on the people to show their patriotism and make it clear that they would never accept any reversal of the decision.

During his public rally in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur on April 08, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made scathing attacks on the INDIA bloc over various issues. PM Narendra Modi compares Congress to bitter gourd; said, "Bitter gourd can never be sweet even if mixed with ghee or sugar. It also implies to Congress. Due to its misdeeds, today the Congress party has lost public support within the country, hence now the Congress has openly started the game of divide and rule. The language of Muslim League has been written in the manifesto issued by the Congress. Their MPs are talking about another partition of India. People of the INDI alliance are threatening to separate South India. DMK party is calling `Santana` Dengue and Malaria...Congress calls the fake Shiv Sena people and makes them hold rallies in Maharashtra.”