The Congress party has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on the deaths in Indore attributed to contaminated water, questioning his promises to the people of Thiruvananthapuram ahead of Kerala's assembly elections. Senior Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma blamed the BJP's governance for the crisis in Indore, where he claimed 20 people died. Officials, however, reported seven deaths due to contaminated water in a specific area of Indore. Verma drew parallels between Modi's promises to Indore and those made to Thiruvananthapuram.