Addressing an election rally in Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh, Shah urged people to bring BJP back to power in the state, promising that his party will free the state from Maoist menace. Shah said: "People of Chhattisgarh will celebrate Diwali thrice - first, on the day of the festival; second, when BJP will be elected to power on December 3; third, when the construction of Ram temple will be completed in January, as Chhattisgarh is the nanihal (maternal grandparents' place) of Lord Ram."
