This visit mirrors PM Modi’s actions ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, where he offered prayers at the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand days before vote counting. On that occasion, 

"The BJP will form a double-engine government here after elections. The expiry date of the BJD government is June 4, 2024," PM Modi said at the Berhampur rally.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has expressed dissatisfaction with the decision to conduct the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in seven phases, suggesting that it indicates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intention to tour extensively across the country.