Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the people of Bihar for voting for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to return to power in the state. His tweets came even as the count continued, slowed down by the coronavirus
protocol. However, trends showed that the JDU-BJP combination gained 125 seats, crossing the middle of the 122 mark.
The RJD, led by Tejashwi Yadav, secured 110, giving the NDA a tough fight during the day.
“Voters in Bihar have made it clear that development is their only aspiration and priority,” Modi said in a series of tweets Tuesday night. “The youth of Bihar have made it clear that the new decade will be Bihar and Bihar self-sufficient. I assure all Bihar citizens that the NDA government will work with full dedication for the balanced development of each person, each region.” .
“Bihar taught the world the first lesson in democracy and today it has again told the world how democracy is strengthened,” Modi said.
“The blessings of the people to the good governance of the NDA, even after 15 years of rule, show what are the dreams and expectations of Bihar,” he added.
Union Interior Minister Amit Shah also congratulated the people of Bihar for choosing the NDA, saying that the people of the state have chosen development over “hollow politics, chaste and appeasement.” In a series of Hindi tweets, Shah also said that the NDA’s victory was the victory of Prime Minister Modi’s and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “twin engine” development.
“Each section of Bihar has once again chosen the development of the NDA by denying hollow policies, castes and appeasement policies. I thank all the brothers and sisters of the state from the bottom of my heart for choosing development again , progress and good governance. I especially thank the youth and women who formed the NDA government with an absolute majority by choosing security and a bright future in Bihar, “he said. The interior minister said it was amazing to see the enthusiasm with which people supported the policies of the prime minister and the NDA at the polls.
PM salutes bypoll wins
Modi also praised the strong performance of the BJP in the electoral assemblies in various states, praised the party leadership and expressed his appreciation to the people. Driven by the government’s “progressive agenda” under Prime Minister Shivraj Chouhan and the hard work of its workers, the BJP has become the “incomparable choice” of the people of Madhya Pradesh, Modi said, adding that the affection of the people for the party is “invaluable.”
The BJP has won 16 seats and led in another three in the 28-seat by-elections in the state. In a tweet about the party’s victory in two by-elections in Karnataka, Modi said: “The victories of @ BJP4Karnataka in Rajarajeshwarinagar and Sira are extremely special. It reaffirms the unwavering faith of the people in the reform agenda of the Center and State Government under @BSYBJP Ji. I thank people for their support and praise the efforts of our Karyakartas. ” Praising the party’s victory in the eight assembly parliamentary elections in Gujarat, he said that the bond between the people of the state and the BJP is “unbreakable.”
This affection is seen again in the eight by-elections in which the BJP made a clean sweep, he said, thanking voters for the support and work of the government led by Prime Minister Vijay Rupani. “In Uttar Pradesh, the pro-people policies of the Center and the UP Government under @myogiadityanath Ji have made our party appreciated by the citizens. They have given unequivocal support to the BJP, for which I express my gratitude. I also appreciate the good work of the Unit @ BJP4UP, “he tweeted.
He won six of the seven seats where by-elections were held in the state. The prime minister also described the party’s victory in the lonely assembly in Dubbak, Telangana as historic.
“This is a historic victory and gives us the strength to serve the state with greater vigor. Our Karyakartas worked very hard and I commend their remarkable efforts to advance the development agenda of BJP,” he said. About Manipur, he tweeted: “I thank the people of Manipur for putting faith again in the BJP development agenda! Congratulations to @ BJP4Manipur for the phenomenal victories in the polls. These victories will strengthen the State Government under @NBirenSingh Ji. And help meet people’s aspirations. ” The BJP won four of the five electoral assembly seats in the state.
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