Narendra Modi today dubbed the UPA government as "remote controlled" and "lame" as he raised the pitch for a strong and stable government at the Centre. Addressing a rally in Chikkaballapur in Karnataka, Modi painted a gloomy picture for the Congress-led UPA, claiming it would not be able to open its account in seats in several states and in many others, it would end up with a single digit.

"I ask you all people what type of government do you want in India? Do you want a government in Delhi, a lame government? Do you want a dumb government? Do you want remote-controlled government. Do you want a government which is lying dead in a hospital?," Modi posed to the gathering.

In a trenchant attack on the UPA, he also asked, "Do you want a government which divides the country. Do you want a government which breaks promises. Do you want a government which destroys the future of the country's youth?."