Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying 'the PM wants people to focus solely on his face each morning instead of deities or gurus.' Claiming Modi is “trying to become the 11th avatar of Lord Vishnu”, Kharge urged the public not to let BJP win this year’s Lok Sabha polls by exploiting religious sentiments and expressed concern over government mixing state and religion, a departure from the traditional separation.