Addressing a rally in the Doda district in support of the candidates contesting from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), PM Modi said that terrorism was "breathing its last" and reaffirmed his government's commitment to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. However, he urged voters to be cautious of bringing back the National Conference (NC), Congress, and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to power in the Jammu-Kashmir polls, and accused the three parties of laying the groundwork for terrorism, suppressing young leaders, and "hollowing out" the region. He stressed that the upcoming Jammu-Kashmir polls would shape the future of the UT, which had long been the target of foreign interference.