BJP's PM candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Ahmedabad on Wednesday

The Congress had complained to the Election Commission immediately after Mr Modi's press interaction. Its spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed later accused Mr Modi of being "a serial offender." (Read) His party had earlier objected to the release of the BJP manifesto on April 7, when voting in the nine-phase general election began.The BJP has contended that yesterday's speech was not an organised press conference. The Crime Branch has been tasked to determine if that is correct.