Will return in May to speak to you: Narendra Modi says in his last Mann Ki Baat address before Lok Sabha polls

Modi expressed his confidence that he will address the nation once again in May.

Modi said: "Friends, elections are the biggest celebration of democracy. In the next two months, we will be busy in the hurly-burly of the general elections. I myself will also be a candidate during this election. In  maintaining respect for healthy democratic traditions, the next episode of ‘Mann KiBaat’ will be broadcast on the last Sunday of the month of May."

"This means I shall take up our thoughts and ideas accumulated over the three months of March, April & entire May after the Elections, with confidence anew," he said.

Modi said he hopes to address the nation via radio for years to come.

"With the power of your blessings, once again I shall  begin this series of conversations through ‘Mann Ki Baat’… and shall keep doing ‘Mann Ki Baat’ with you for years. Once again, I thank all of you from the core of my heart," the Indian PM said.

Modi started the programme after coming to power following massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls in 2014.