Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the gathering during a rally in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, right, and others are also present.
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Attacking the Congress for ‘betraying’ the DMK in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (May 10, 2026) said the ‘power hungry’ Congress in the greed for power has backstabbed the DMK for power.
“Congress had a relationship with DMK for 25 to 30 years. The 10 years of Congress rule before 2014 were due to DMK’s guarantee. DMK was always working for the good of the Congress, and on several occasions, DMK has bailed Congress out of trouble,” the Prime Minister told a BJP rally at HAL Airport in Bengaluru on Sunday (May 10, 2026).
“Congress’s identity now is of a parasite party. In the first opportunity, it will betray even its allies. It [Congress] needs another party to piggyback to remain relevant,” the Prime Minister told BJP workers at HAL Airport in Bengaluru. “As the election results were different in Tamil Nadu, the Congress found its first opportunity to backstab the DMK. Parasitic Congress needs another party to retain identity.”
Accusing the Congress and its allies of being “arrogant”, the Prime Minister said: “They are blaming the whole world for their electoral losses ….. constitution, democracy, constitutional process and court. In my public life, I have never seen a main stream party doing it.” He said: “We are in power for 12 years and in 21 regions BJP/ NDA governments have been formed. We work on the mantra of development. Look at Congress that had over 400 seats in parliament 40 years ago. In the last three elections, there are not even reaching 100 seats.”
Mocks government formation efforts
He said: “Congress knows betrayal, guarantees are a lie, and the chapter on governance is not there at all. In Karnataka, over the last three years, instead of development, there has been an internal fight. Most of the time, it is not decided whether the Chief Minister stays or not or the other person gets a chance.”
He said: “In Keralam, there is a majority [for Congress]. At least from the government. It has been unable to agree on either a two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula or a five-Chief-Ministers-in-five-years formula.. What had happened in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan has happened in Karnataka. It is repeating in Keralam too.” He said in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress government does not have money to pay salaries to its employees, and in Telangana, farmers are forced to commit suicide. “Wherever the Congress government is, there the treasury is being looted or there is fight over the loot.”
Stating that the Congress has not returned to power for the second time in the State election, Mr. Modi provided examples of Puducherry, where the NDA has returned to power for the second time and Assam for the third time. “BJP had three seats in West Bengal two elections ago, and today it has managed to come to power with over 200 seats. In Keralam, we have gone up from one to three seats. When we reach three, that day is not far away when the BJP/ NDA will grow beyond three seats to form the government.
Among those present at the event were former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Basavaraj Bommai, besides Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, V. Somanna and Shobha Karandlaje.
Published – May 10, 2026 11:20 am IST
