Modi’s US visit benefitted Gujarat the most: CM Patel

Only Narendrabhai achieved success. It is a benefit of his visionary leadership. He always has a forward-thinking mind. Gujarat has benefitted the most from the politics of development,” he said.

Unlike the “neighbouring countries” that are reeling under “more than 25 per cent inflation”, India has restricted inflation to under 5 per cent due to PM Modi’s vision, Patel said as he addressed a public gathering to mark nine years of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre. The CM was flanked by party Vice-President Gordhan Zadafiya and other elected representatives of Vadodara at the event where the party had set up a stage under the signature Akota-Dandia Bazar solar panel.

Patel added it was due to the “politics of development” introduced by PM Modi that the infrastructure has become a talking point in the country. “In 2014, India had only 641 medical colleges with about 22,000 seats. Today, we have more than 1,300 medical colleges and more than one lakh medical seats… When you have service in your mind, you need good governance so that the last of the standing men can benefit from the services. That is the vision of Modiji… You can imagine that the recent GST revenue is Rs 1.87 lakh crore… How is this possible? It is because all industries are running well. They have power, water, infrastructure and so, they are progressing and paying GST. This is the model of good governance,” Patel said.

Urging party workers to “work hard” for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls with the same fervour as that of the December 2022 Assembly polls, Patel said, “It is Modi’s vision that we must take the benefits of good governance to the poorest person and hence, we must come together and work with the same enthusiasm for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls of 2024 as we did in December 2022 state assembly polls.”