Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Devendra Fadnavis
Credit: PTI
New Delhi: Speaking to workers at the party headquarters after the BJP-led Maha Yuti Alliance won in Maharashtra, prime minister Narendra Modi said that the vote was on account of development and good governance. He added that it was “record-breaking” that the BJP-led alliance had won for a third consecutive term in Maharashtra, and taking a potshot at the Congress, said that the “politics of negativity and dynasty” lost.
“Maharashtra has witnessed the triumph of development, good governance, and genuine social justice. The forces of deception, divisive politics, and family dynasties have been defeated. Maharashtra has strengthened its resolve for a developed India,” Modi said in his address.
“In the land of Babasaheb Ambedkar, Savitribai Phule, Veer Savarkar, Bal Thackeray, we have won a landslide victory. This is a record-breaking victory – it is the third time the BJP’s pre-poll alliance has won in the state, and the sixth state to give BJP a consecutive third term,” the prime minister said. He added that in Maharashtra, the BJP alone has more seats than the combined Opposition alliance.
Saying that the Congress is unable to gauge this changed mood of the people, he said that it is increasingly becoming difficult for them to form governments. “Their politics of divide and rule failed. People have rejected the fake narratives of Congress. There is only one Constitution that will work in the country – it is Balasaheb’s Constitution. Fake narratives will not change this,” Modi said.
He added that the Congress never respected the stalwarts of the state. “Congress never praised Bal Thackeray's policies, the Congress has always insulted Veer Savarkar,” he said.
PM Modi said that for the goal of Vikshit Bharat, Maharashtra is an important factor. “People of big cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur gave us clear mandate. Cities are India's growth engines and we want to make world class cities. We want to bring at least 100,000 new political leaders,” he said.
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Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls took place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP went up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress tried to make their mark. Maha Yuti are currently comfortably poised to win. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faced a challenge after Hemant Soren's arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP, but look set to retain power with its I.N.D.I.A. allies. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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