Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Betul, Madhya Pradesh today. He said that the BJP has always taken care of the welfare of tribal people. The Prime Minister said that an ambitious scheme of 24 thousand crore rupees will be launched for tribal welfare on the occasion of the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas tomorrow.<br />''<br />''Referring to making a tribal daughter the President of the country and construction of Rani Durgavati Memorial in Jabalpur, Mr Modi said that along with preserving the tribal culture, the BJP is also providing modern facilities like roads, electricity, water, schools, and hospitals in the tribal-dominated areas.<br />''<br />''He said that this election is to give double speed to the development of Madhya Pradesh and to stop the loot and corruption of Congress.<br />''<br />''Mr Modi alleged that the Congress only knows how to snatch and loot. He also said that Congress never fulfills the promises it makes. Advocating for local products and self-reliance at the local level, the Prime Minister said that this Diwali, local products worth around four lakh crore rupees have been sold but till now the Congress has never supported local products.<br />''Mr Modi is also scheduled to address public meetings in Jhabua, Shajapur and Indore today.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, in Satna, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that Congress is the party that did not conduct caste census after independence. He said that when all the parties in the Lok Sabha were demanding a caste census, the Congress did not conduct the caste census, today they want it done because now they do not have their traditional vote bank.<br />''<br />''Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a public meeting in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh today.  Reiterating the Congress' guarantee, he claimed that the people of the state are going to give 145 to 150 seats to the Congress party. He said that even five years ago, the people of Madhya Pradesh had elected the Congress government but mandate of the government was stolen by buying the MLAs. He urged people to give a chance to the Congress again.<br />