How Modi’s ‘phone a friend’ is denting Rahul’s ‘development gone crazy’ in Gujarat

The other call made was to Sumitraben at Dharmapur in Valsad district.

In 2014, it was 'chai pe charcha.' In 2017 ahead of the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, it is 'Modi's phone a friend' strategy that is making heads turn.

Audio clips of Narendra Modi's calls to party workers in Gujarat are being shared widely on the social media. It started off with a call to Gopal Gohil, the BJP's general secretary of Ward Number 13 in Vadodra.

He tells Gohil, who is also a shopkeeper to ignore the negativity in the campaign. He reminds him of how he was called a 'maut ka saudagar' and how he did not let it deter him. I continued working for the development of Gujarat, Modi also tells Gohil.

The other call made was to Sumitraben at Dharmapur in Valsad district. During the call, Modi recollects a dish she had cooked for him during a visit to Dharmapur. She tells him that it was soup that she had made for him. Ignore the politics of cast by the Congress, he tells her.

These calls have had a huge impact on the people. Gohil said that the pep talk has helped and he promises to go that extra mile to ensure that BJP wins Gujarat comfortably. He also says that during the conversation, Modi made a mention about his stationary shop. I was taken aback and speechless, he also says.

BJP leaders tell OneIndia that the dial a friend strategy has had a huge impact. It is a completely different strategy adopted by the PM and is aimed at negating Rahul Gandhi's social media campaign, the BJP leaders also say. For the Gujarat elections, the Congress has adopted the online campaign, Vikas gando thai gayo che, or development has gone crazy.

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