- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (8) thanked the people of Gujarat, his home state which went to polls this month, after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory. He said he was “overcome with a lot of emotions”.
He also went to the BJP’s headquarters in Delhi in the evening where Indian home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, party president JP Nadda, and others were present.
The BJP either won or was leading in 156 out of 182 seats in the state assembly. The Indian National Congress was leading in only 17 while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in five. Others were leading in four seats.
In a tweet, the 72-year-old leader said, “Thank you Gujarat. I am overcome with a lot of emotions seeing the phenomenal election results. People blessed politics of development and at the same time expressed a desire that they want this momentum to continue at a greater pace. I bow to Gujarat’s Jan Shakti (people’s power).”
Thank you Gujarat. I am overcome with a lot of emotions seeing the phenomenal election results. People blessed politics of development and at the same time expressed a desire that they want this momentum to continue at a greater pace. I bow to Gujarat’s Jan Shakti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 8, 2022
Modi also credited the saffron party’s workers for the victory and lauded them for putting up hard work.
“To all hardworking Gujarat BJP karyakartas, I want to say – each of you is a champion! This historic win would never be possible without the exceptional hardwork of our Karyakartas, who are the real strength of our Party,” Modi, he made frequent visits to the state to campaign for the elections, said in another tweet.
To all hardworking @BJP4Gujarat Karyakartas I want to say – each of you is a champion! This historic win would never be possible without the exceptional hardwork of our Karyakartas, who are the real strength of our Party.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 8, 2022
Modi also did not forget to thank the people of Himachal Pradesh, another state that went to the polls in November. The BJP, which ruled the state for the last five years, could not break its tradition of regular change of guard as the opposition Congress stormed back to power.
The Congress either won or was leading in 40 out of 68 seats while the BJP in 25 seats. The AAP failed to make any mark while others were either leading in or won in three.
The prime minister said the BJP will continue to “fulfill the state’s aspirations and raise people’s issues”.
“I thank the people of Himachal Pradesh for their affection and support for the BJP. We will keep working to fulfil the aspirations of the state and raise people’s issues in the times to come,” he tweeted.
I thank the people of Himachal Pradesh for the affection and support for the BJP. We will keep working to fulfil the aspirations of the state and raise people’s issues in the times to come. @BJP4Himachal
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 8, 2022
