India does not need rulers anymore, it needs those who will serve the people, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said at a rally in Jharkhand on Wednesday.

He also said that the NDA needed over 300 seats to properly deliver on its promises and make other nations take India seriously.

"We all saw how rulers destroyed the nation in the last 60 years. Now it is time to free the country from rulers. We do not need rulers in a democracy. We need servants in a democracy," he said in Koderma.

"I've come to you as a servant and not a ruler," he said.

Modi said he "wanted to hear the voice of the poor".

"It does not matter if Modi becomes the prime minister or not, or if BJP comes to power or not. But we want to listen to the voice of the poor, of the oppressed, of the tribals," he said.

"Do you want to lead the sort of tough life your grandparents and parents led? Do you want an improvement in your life? Can those sitting in Delhi today work for your welfare? Then, why are you trusting them?" he said.

'Give me over 300 lotuses'

Modi said the NDA needed over 300 seats to form a strong and stable government.

"It is not enough to make Modi the prime minister. Give me over 300 MPs for parliament, make over 300 lotuses victorious and then there will be a strong and a stable government, a government that works," he said.

The current government in Delhi is bound to go and the coming of a BJP government is also set. But the need of the hour is not just to bring in a BJP government but a government with over 300 lotuses," he said.

"If there is a government with over 300 lotuses, even government employees will fall in line; contractors will be shown their right place, dormant files will start moving," he said.

"Not only this, where there is a strong government in the Centre, neighboring countries, who often eye us with hostility, will step back. They will also think that if we are friends with them, we will benefit. Not only this, powerful nations such as America, when they get to know there is stable government in Delhi, they accept the strong government of the nation," he said.