BJP-led govt would come to power after next elections: Gadkari

'Cong is talking about poverty eradication right from the time of Nehru,but has not achieve anything'.

A BJP-led government would come to power at the Centre after the next elections,party president Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.

I have not come here to ask for votes,there are no elections right now,but a BJP-led government would certainly come to power after elections, said Gadkari,at an interaction program with local weavers,coal-miners,beedi workers,tribals,etc,organised by Martyrs’ Memorial Research Institute.

Talking about the performance of BJP-ruled states in the country,Gadkari said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had made his state sujalaam suphalaam by utilising the water of Narmada,whereas 3,000 TMC of water of Godavari was being wasted in the Congress-ruled Andhra Pradesh.

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Congress had been talking about poverty eradication right from the time of Nehru,but it did not achieve anything,he said.

Criticising the Congress for failing to prevent farmers’ suicides,Gadkari asked why Andhra Pradesh could not give free electricity to its farmers if the neighbouring Karnataka could manage that.

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