Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two successive city visits in a month has alarmed the ruling party in the civic corporation, the Shiv Sena (UBT). On Friday, UBT said that the country’s top leader was campaigning for the forthcoming civic polls because the BJP’s state and local leadership were failures. It also wondered why the PM came down to Mumbai instead of answering questions raised at the Budget Session of Parliament. 

Sena (UBT) spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said the dedication of two Vande Bharat trains was just an excuse. In reality, the PM is out to woo voters. “They cannot win even if they bring the entire country here,” said Raut.