Addressing an election meeting at Khanapaur, about 24 km from here, he, however, said that the BJP rule had delivered results on the development front.
The BJP government was pro-farmer and pro-poor, he said.
Coming down heavily on the UPA government, he alleged that it was entangled in various scams running into the tune of Rs 5.5 lakh crores.
"Prices of essential commodities are soaring everyday and even cooking gas, which is the middle class' basic need, was not spared," he said.