Against the backdrop of a landslide win in Assembly polls in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he is overcome with a lot of emotions on the “phenomenal election results” and dedicated win to party workers.
Apparently taking a swipe at the dwindling stakes of the Congress in Gujarat, Modi said the support for the BJP is an indicator that the anger against dynasty rule and corruption are rising. Debunking the politics of AAP’s freebies, the PM asserted, “Country understands the harms of shortcut politics, if a country is prosperous, everyone’s prosperity is guaranteed.”
“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,” he said in a tweet.
Modi also lauded party workers in the State, saying each of them is a champion.
“This historic win would never be possible without the exceptional hard work of our karyakartas, who are the real strength of our Party,” he said.
Later, in his address at the BJP headquarters here, Modi said Gujarat has broken all records and created history by showering love on the BJP despite the party being in power in the State for 25 years.
“I had told the people of Gujarat that this time Narendra’s record should be broken. I promised that Narendra will work hard so that Bhupendra can break Narendra’s record. Gujarat has broken all records by giving the biggest mandate to BJP in the history of Gujarat,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi said people had voted for the BJP as it was taking all facilities to the poor and middle class at the earliest.
“I am thankful to the voters of Himachal also, where our vote share was just less than one per cent below that of the winning party,” he said adding, “I bow to people. Their blessings are overwhelming”.
“Gujarat’s love for BJP despite it being in power for 25 years is unprecedented, they have broken all records, written history. Our Government has worked to empower the poor and also to build modern infrastructure in different sectors like road and rail,” Modi said.
“The BJP is getting support from all sections of society, it won 34 of 40 reserved seats for SC, ST in Gujarat polls. No party has done as much as the BJP has for the women and that is why they support us in large numbers,” Modi said.
The BJP was on course to win 156 seats in the 182-member State Assembly, its best ever performance in Gujarat in over two and a half decades of being in power.
Reacting to the verdict in Himachal Pradesh where the Congress has wrested power from the BJP, Modi thanked the voters of the hill State for their affection and support to the BJP and said his party will keep working to fulfil the aspirations of the Himalayan State and raise people’s issues in the times to come.
BJP’s win in Kurhani Assembly bypoll in Bihar is an indication of times to come in State, the PM added.
