New Delhi, May 21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday likened his campaign for this Lok Sabha election to a pilgrimage, saying it stood out from other polls as it was being fought by the people and not the party alone.
Modi made these remarks at a meeting of ministers of his government at the BJP headquarters where he thanked them for their work, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar told reporters.
“I have seen many elections but this one was beyond politics. Public was fighting them. I have campaigned in Assembly elections and undertaken political tours for the party in different elections. When I toured during these polls, it seemed that I was on a pilgrimage,” the PM was quoted as saying.
He met Union ministers from the BJP as well as allies at the meeting, called ‘Aabhar milan’ (expressing gratitude), hosted by party president Amit Shah, who also later hosted a dinner for party leaders and allies.
The BJP described the meeting as an occasion to thank ministers for “their service to the nation” ahead of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election on May 23, following which a new government will assume charge.
Later in a tweet, Shah said, “I congratulate Team Modi Sarkar (sic) for their hard work and remarkable achievements in the last 5 years. Let us keep this momentum going for a New India under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.” Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley, JP Nadda and Prakash Javadekar were among the key leaders from the BJP at the meeting.
Some ministers from BJP allies, including Ram Vilas Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party, Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Akali Dal and Anupriya Patel of the Apna Dal, also attended the meeting.
In the dinner meet, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, besides other allies were present. The saffron camp has expressed confidence that the NDA will emerge victorious, with the exit polls too forecasting a return of the Modi government. — TNS/PTI
Facing defeat, Oppn looking for alibi: BJP
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As the Opposition united alleging tampering of the EVMs, the BJP hit back accusing rival parties of looking for an “alibi faced with an inevitable defeat”
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Senior leader Ravi Shankar Prasad wondered why Opposition leaders had kept quiet about the EVMs when they were winning elections
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According to BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP GVL Narsimha Rao, Opposition parties were “desperately seeking alibi for their impending massive defeat and their sudden mistrust is unsurprising and unimaginary”
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