Thursday ushered in happy tidings for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the early trends started emerging. Workers who had gathered at the Delhi BJP's Pant Marg office burst with joy and were seen congratulating and hugging each other. The party headquarters reverberated with the slogan- "Rajtilak Ki Karo Tiyari, aa rahain hain bhagva dhari".
Workers, leaders danced and distributed sweets in celebration. Supporters beat Dhol and burst crackers in front of the office, danced and chant slogans of "Modi, Modi" and "Jai Shri Ram" rent the air.
No sooner as the picture emerged about the resounding performance of the BJP, party workers started gathering at the headquarters at its central office at Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg atop which the saffron flag fluttered in the air.
Mentioning his opponents, BJP candidate for East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir tweeted : neither it's a 'Lovely' cover drive and nor it is an '?????' ???????????It's just the BJP's '?????' ideology which people have supported. Thanks a lot to all the @BJP4India and @BJP4Delhi team-mates for getting this mandate. We won't fail people's choice. #EkBaarPhirModiSarkar.
With massive Modi wave, BJP is set to return to power on Thursday as it led in over 300 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 50, according to trends released by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls flashing on LCD screen installed at BJP offices.
Inside the headquarters, the mood was particularly festive as supporters, which came from far and near, joined in the celebrations as cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah swung in the air.
As trends continued to trickle in late afternoon, an army of party workers and supports which gathered at the headquarters, either danced in the courtyard, many wearing t-shirts bearing messages like 'NaMo Again', 'Chowkidar Phir Se', 'Phir ek baar Modi Sarkar', or offered sweets to each other.
A couple of artists made tattoos on children's hands or painted Modi on their cheeks while women supporters danced and rejoiced sensing a massive majority for the saffron party. A group of supporters came all the way from Alwar to join in the festivities, wearing matching NaMo-themed t-shirts and party scarves.
In the courtyard of the headquarters, a massive poster was put up bearing image of Modi's roadshow in Varanasi ahead of polling with a message — 'Will return your blessings with interest by working twice as much'.
Amid the rejoicing crowd, some wore Modi masks while others held cut-outs of the prime minister with a message — 'Singham Returns'. One of the supporters held a placard that read — 'Ghar ghar bhagwa chhaya hai, Ram rajya ab aaya hai'.
Congratulating to PM Modi and party President Amit Shah, BJP worker , Harsih Khurana said that . It's victory of people , it's victory of BJP Karyakrtas. It's victory of India. Yes Modi The Josh is High for whole country."
