Narendra Modi and Amit Shah at BJP office in New Delhi on Thursday. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
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With Narendra Modi all set to take up the prime ministerial post for the second consecutive time, BJP leaders have started sending congratulatory messages. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has termed it “historic” and touted it as “the outcome of Modiji’s visionary leadership, Amit Shahji’s dynamism and the hard work of millions of BJP karyakartas on the ground”.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan also congratulated his Indian counterpart for leading the ruling BJP to a historic win. “I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress, and prosperity in South Asia,” Khan tweeted.
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari’s tweet also echoed emotions similar to that of Rajnath Singh. He congratulated the citizens of India and BJP party cadres and wrote, “This is India’s win. This is because of the successful leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Party chief Amit Shah that the party has created history.” Click here for the constituency-wise election results.
Smriti Irani offers prayers at temple in Amethi.
Today, there are only two castes in India — the poor and the other are those who want to help the poor to come out of poverty, says Modi.
Modi addresses party workers at BJP headquarters, New Delhi and says, "This is the biggest victory of democracy. I had sought mandate for New India, and people have filled this beggar's bowl."
"BJP has achieved a historic win. For this historic win, I want to thank the 1.25 crore Indians. This is a victory of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas. This is a victory of Narendra Modi's governance," says Amit Shah.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan congratulates PM Modi.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sends congratulatory message to PM Modi.
Sunny Deol meets supporters in Gurdaspur.
Bihar BJP workers celebrate at party office in Patna.
Karnataka BJP workers celebrate in Bengaluru party office.
BJP veteran L K Advani congratulates Modi, says, "It's a wonderful feeling that in a country as large and diverse as India, electoral process has been so successfully completed."
Amit Shah arrives at party headquarters, welcomed by party workers.
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Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls up PM Modi, congratulates him on BJP's win.
Vijay Rupani thanks Gujarat for support.
BJP workers celebrate with cut outs of Girish Bapat, the newly elected MP from Pune
Nitin Gadkari says, "It is India's win."
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Sushma Swaraj thanks Narendra Modi for the "win". She had this time withdrew from the poll race citing health issues and refused to fight from Vidisha seat in Madhya Pradesh which she used to represent.
Shah says the "victory" is an answer to defamatory campaigns, personal attacks by Oppostion
Amit Shah says it is India's win
Rajnath Singh thanks people of India for reposing faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
Rajnath Singh says "historic victory" outcome of "Modji's visionary leadership"
Rajnath Singh congratulates Narendra Modi over "NDA's stupendous victory"