Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a swipe at the BJP on its foundation day, asking whether its constitution is one of its "fabled jumlas" as there is "nothing on its front page that the party actually believes in or practises".

He posted a picture on Twitter of the front page of the BJP's constitution which said "the party aims at establishing a democratic state which guarantees to all citizens irrespective of caste, creed or sex, political, social and economic justice, equality of opportunity and liberty of faith and expression".

"Happy birthday BJP! You turn 42 today. Isn't it time to start living up to your own Constitution? There seems to be nothing on its first page that you actually believe in or practice…. Or was even this document one of your fabled jumlas," he tweeted. Integral humanism shall be the basic philosophy of the party, the page Tharoor shared from the BJP's constitution read.

Happy birthday BJP! You turn 42 today. Isn’t it time to start living up to your own Constitution? There seems to be nothing on its first page that you actually believe in or practice…. Or was even this document one of your fabled jumlas? pic.twitter.com/Vgbjmmii5o

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 6, 2022

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on party's foundation day said, "BJP is not just country's but world's largest party. It has earned the faith of crores of people, presented them with a different ideology."

"It should now focus on bringing solutions to problems arising out of present-day needs," Joshi added. 

BJP is not just country's but world's largest party. It has earned the faith of crores of people, presented them with a different ideology. It should now focus on bringing solutions to problems arising out of present-day needs: Senior BJP leader MM Joshi on party's foundation day pic.twitter.com/LHNBnQOR3P

— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2022

A 'Shobha Yatra' (procession) of BJP led by its president J P Nadda was taken out on Wednesday in central Delhi's Rajendra Nagar Assembly constituency, where bypoll is due, on the party's foundation day.

The Shankar Road through which the procession passed was decked up with BJP flags and balloons, with party workers in saffron-coloured caps marching on amid chants of “Jai Shri Ram”. Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi and Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta were among the leaders who took part in the procession, which concluded at Karol Bagh. Addressing a gathering of Delhi unit leaders and workers, Nadda said that the BJP has been on a winning spree in the polls in recent years and emphasised on maintaining the victorious run.

The Rajendra Nagar seat fell vacant recently with the resignation of sitting AAP MLA Raghav Chadha who was promoted by his party as a Rajya Sabha MP. The BJP has won the seat four times in the past seven Assembly elections. The bypolls for the constituency are required to be held in the next six months. (PTI)

As the CPI(M)'s Party Congress stressed on the need for a broader secular alliance against the BJP, the saffron party's Kerala unit on Wednesday said the Marxist party's desire to bring down the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government will not materialise even if they join hands with the Congress during general elections.

The BJP has become the largest political party in the world with 301 seats in Lok Sabha and 101 seats in Rajya Sabha but the Left parties, which once had a prominent presence in the country, have shrunk just to Kerala, party state chief K Surendran said here. He was speaking at a function held at the BJP's state headquarters in connection with the party's 42nd foundation day celebrations.

The CPI(M) would not be able to defeat the BJP in elections (at the national level) even if they contest joining hands with the Congress, he said. (PTI)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani on this day launched the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), fourty years ago. 

The BJP is the only party that puts the country above everything else and its journey is a matter of surprise for political analysts, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday.

At a programme held at the BJP's state headquarters in Lucknow on the party's 42nd foundation day, Yogi said whether it was the BJP government at the Centre or in the states, all represent the sentiments of every citizen in the country.

"The interest of the nation is supreme for us. It is the only political party in the country that puts country above all." Following the ideals of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, "we strive to reach the people on the last rung of the society", Adityanath said.

He said, "The journey of the BJP is a matter of curiosity and surprise for the political analysts of the country and the world." The BJP was the world's largest political party and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its president J P Nadda is creating a sense of faith in the general public towards democracy, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the BJP has emerged as the party of the poor, backwards, Dalits and the downtrodden in the society who were not taken care of by anyone so far, party president J P Nadda said on Wednesday.

Participating in a procession on the BJP's foundation day in the Rajendra Nagar Assembly constituency that is due for bypoll, Nadda called upon the party workers to ensure the benefits of the Modi government's schemes reach the street vendors, drivers and rickshaw pullers. The Rajendra Nagar seat got vacant recently with the resignation of sitting AAP MLA Raghav Chadha who was promoted by his party as a Rajya Sabha MP.

Paying homage to the founders of the party, Nadda said the BJP has formed governments in 12 states on its own while in some others NDA is in power. (PTI)

BJP national president JP Nadda takes part in Delhi BJP's Shobha Yatra on the occasion of the party's 42nd foundation day.

BJP national president JP Nadda takes part in Delhi BJP's Shobha Yatra on the occasion of the party's 42nd foundation day. pic.twitter.com/YjSemuFoRz

— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the BJP is dedicated to "rashtra bhakti" while its rivals stand for "parivar bhakti", and said every BJP member should be proud that the party made it an electoral issue and succeeded in convincing people of the dangers of dynastic politics.

Addressing BJP workers on the party's 42nd foundation day, he said the parties dedicated to further family rule have little regard for constitutional norms and cover up corruption and misdeeds of each other even though they may be active in different states.

They did not allow the country's young talent to come up and betrayed them, he said, without naming any party. Modi also asserted that the BJP governments at the Centre and states have worked to take welfare schemes to every beneficiary without any discrimination and biases, reflecting the motto of "sabka saath, sabka vikas". (PTI)

There are two kinds of politics present in country, one stands for 'parivar bhakti' and another for 'rashtra bhakti', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. 

In a barely-veiled dig at the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that family-led parties have never allowed the youth of the country to progress. "They have always been betrayed," PM Modi said. "And today we should be proud that today BJP is the only party which is alerting the country of this problem."

"Working for the upliftment of the poor, downtrodden, backward, women, these are the core values of our party," PM Modi said 

While several political parties resorted to vote bank politics for decades, the BJP has been succesful in countering these unfair practices, PM Modi said. "Make promises to only a few people, keep most of the people wanting more, discrimination-corruption all this was a side effect of vote bank politics," he explained. "But BJP has not only countered this vote bank politics, but has also been successful in explaining its disadvantages." 

"Today the whole world is seeing that in such difficult times, India is giving free ration to 80 crore poor and underprivileged," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. "During the biggest crisis of 100 years, the central government is spending about Rs 3.5 lakh crore for the poor not to sleep hungry." 

Hailing India's record-breaking exports, PM Modi said: "A little while ago, the country accomplished the target of exporting products worth $400 billion i.e. thirty lakh crore rupees. Achieving such a big target despite the Covid pandemic shows the capability of India."

PM Modi said: "Our government is working keeping the national interest paramount. Today the country has policies. Today the country has decision-making power as well as the determination to enact its decisions. Therefore, today while we are setting goals, we are also fulfilling them."

Today, India can raise its issues and concerns on a global forum without fear or pressure, PM Modi said. "The India of today stands firm for its interests, without any fear or pressure. When the whole world is divided into two opposite poles, India is being seen as a country which can speak firmly of humanity."

This year’s foundation day is important for three reasons, PM Modi said. “The first is that it coincides with the country’s 75th year of independence,” he explained. 

“The second reason is the rapidly changing global conditions, the changing global order,” he added. “The third reason is equally important.  A few weeks ago, the double engine governments of the BJP have returned in four states.” 

PM Modi: "From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Kutch to Kohima, BJP is continuously strengthening the resolve of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat."

Extending his greetings on the fifth day of Navratri, PM Modi said: "Today is also the fifth date of Navratri, on this day we all worship Mother Skandmata. We all have seen that Mother Skandmata sits on the lotus seat and holds a lotus flower in both her hands."

While celebrating 42 years since the party was founded, we must pay tribute to the people who carried the lamp of the Jan Sangh before replacing it with a lotus flower, Nadda said. “Three-four  generations expended themselves to make this party the success it is today,” he said. 

PM Shri @narendramodi addresses Party Karyakartas on BJP's Sthapana Divas. #SthapnaDiwas https://t.co/VLIiFK1xJR

— BJP (@BJP4India) April 6, 2022

Extending his greetings to PM Narendra Modi, BJP National President JP Nadda said: "The Prime Minister of India ji has devoted his life in the development journey of BJP, we will get the address of this successful Prime Minister today. On behalf of crores of workers, I extend my warm greetings to him." 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing BJP workers on the occasion of the party's 42nd founding day. Take a look. 

PM Shri @narendramodi addresses Party Karyakartas on BJP's Sthapana Divas. #SthapnaDiwas https://t.co/VLIiFK1xJR

— BJP (@BJP4India) April 6, 2022

BJP National President JP Nadda hoisted the national flag at the party's headquarters in the National Capital. 

BJP national president JP Nadda hoists the party flag at their headquarters in Delhi on the party's 42nd foundation day today. pic.twitter.com/9e1Rt67XSv

— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2022

Speaking to the media after hoisting a flag at his residence in New Delhi, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri hailed the work done by the PM Modi-led government over the years. "PM Modi-led Govt has given a new definition of governance in last 8 yrs -- Good governance is also good politics. I would like to give you an example of UP, we received success there because development was done there rapidly and with all sincerity," he told ANI. 

Delhi | Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri unfurls the BJP's flag at his residence, on the party's 42nd foundation day today. pic.twitter.com/nWYaN3LD8K

— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2022

The BJP’s 42-year journey has been paved with national service, national upliftment and national reconstruction, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on the occasion of the party’s founding day. 

“Since 2014, under the leadership of PM Modi, the BJP has become a means of fulfilling the aspirations of crores of poor people, farmers, and downtrodden,” he tweeted. 

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— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 6, 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party is celebrating its 42nd Foundation Day on April 6. The journey from the Jana Sangh to the BJP has been a remarkable one, where the party and its leaders followed the line that defines nationalism, national integration, democratic values, non-partisanship, etc. Staying steadfast to its ideology and principles, the BJP has grown from strength to strength.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the BJP's workers, ministers and MLAs at 10 am on Wednesday.

BJP national president JP Nadda hoists the party flag at their headquarters in Delhi on the party's 42nd foundation day today. pic.twitter.com/9e1Rt67XSv

— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2022