Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday, 1 May, asserted that the entire army is standing with the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Today, the entire Army is standing with the BJP and Narendra Modi. They can’t possibly be standing with them just for the sake of it (aise hi to nhi khadi hui). I know what used to happen there (in the Army)," Rathore told news agency ANI in Jaipur.

His remarks come amid ongoing controversies over some BJP leaders invoking defence forces in their elections speeches.