NEW DELHI — Moments after he voted, Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate tweeted a selfie of his ink-stained finger and emerged from a voting booth in Ahmedabad, flashing a cut-out of his party's lotus symbol and addressed cheering crowds. “After analysing the election process and the voter's mind until now, I can say that this time nothing can save the mother-son government...a strong government will come to power,” said Modi, all dressed in white, promising the defeat of the incumbent Congress which is led by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Hours later, the powerful Election Commission ordered that a police complaint or FIR (First Information Report) be filed against Modi, 63, for his actions which it said amounted to campaigning in a polling area, which is banned. “It is evident from Modi's tone and tenor that he made a political speech. He intended, calculated to influence voting today. Modi intended to affect the results of polling today across India,” the Commission said. “It was not an organized press conference,” said BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi today, referring to Modi's speech this morning. “We respect the Election Commission but Modi did not violate the code of conduct,” she added. Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed accused Modi of being “a serial offender.” His party had earlier objected to the release of the BJP manifesto on April 7, when voting in the nine-phase general election began.
