Addressing party workers in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said — "In our country, there have been so many elections. However, after these elections, political pundits will be left scratching their heads as it is for the first time after independence that there is a pro-incumbency wave in the country."

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/for-first-time-there-is-pro-incumbency-wave-in-nation-pm-narendra-modi-in-varanasi/articleshow/69052271.cms