KCR hits back at Modi, asks PM not to lie

This was a reply to Modi's accusations that Nizamabad was facing with shortage of water, electricity and proper roads.

"You should not lie especially when you head such a responsible post of Prime Minister, for the sake of votes," Rao said addressing an election rally in Mahabubnagar district.

Rao's daughter K Kavitha represents Nizamabad in the Lok Sabha.

Earlier in the day, Modi attacked both the Congress and TRS for their "dynasty politics", "minority appeasement" and "vote bank politics".

Addressing a rally in Nizamabad, the Prime Minister said: "Congress as well as TRS, both the parties believe in dynastic politics. They are two sides of same coin. Both the parties appease the minority, both the parties believe in vote-bank politics, none of them have internal democracy."

Modi said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is also the TRS chief, is following the path of the Congress, which did nothing during its rule when it came to development.

Warning Rao, he said: "The Chief Minister of this state is walking on Congress' path. He thinks that if Congress can win elections without doing anything, he too can do it too! But he must know that youth of the state are aware of the ground realities."

Citing lack of development in Nizamabad, Modi took a dig at Rao's statement of transforming the city into London.

"The Chief Minister of this state says he will transform Nizamabad into London. But look at the condition of this region. The region lacks development," the Prime Minister said.

Though the term of Telangana Assembly was scheduled to end in May 2018, Rao dissolved it early and decided to go for polls.

Urging people to case their votes in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Modi took a shot at the Congress over its alleged "negative politics" and "corruption".

At a time Congress president Rahul Gandhi is attacking Modi for allegedly favouring his friends from business sector, namely, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Anil Ambani, the Prime Minister has hit back at the principal opposition party for helping its "cronies".

Modi said: "Through 'telephone-banking' Congress got loans cleared for the cronies."

"Every state is rejecting the negative politics of Congress. I urge the people of Telangana to do the same. Reject Congress and give the BJP a chance to serve the state," he added.

The Congress is fighting the state polls in an alliance with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's Telegu Desam Party (TDP), CPI and Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS).

The state polls will be held on December 7 and the results will be declared on the 11th of the same month.