PTI | New Delhi
The BJP on Friday hailed the NDA’s victory in the Bihar assembly polls as “historic”, saying people have once again expressed their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “development-focussed” politics.
The NDA is headed for a landslide victory in the Bihar elections, surging ahead in close to 200 out of 243 seats on Friday with the BJP emerging as the single largest party with nearly 95 per cent strike rate.
The Mahagathbandhan, which includes the RJD, the Congress and three Left parties, seemed to be poised for a crushing defeat.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the overwhelming mandate for the NDA in Bihar is the people’s stamp of approval on its work for development, women’s safety, good governance and the welfare of the poor.
“Every single vote cast by the people of Bihar is a symbol of trust in the Modi government’s policy against infiltrators who threaten India’s security and resources, and against those who support them. The public has given a strong answer to those who protect infiltrators for the sake of vote-bank politics,” he said in a series of posts on X.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the people of Bihar have given a historic mandate to the NDA, calling it a “victory of politics of development”.
“The three-fourth majority secured by the NDA in this election is a testimony to the inspiring leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his credibility and the people’s unwavering faith in the politics of good governance and development,” Singh said in a post on X.
BJP national president JP Nadda hailed NDA’s victory as “historic” and said it is a seal of trust for development and welfare policies of the “double engine” government.
of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In a post on X, Nadda said the “resounding majority” that the NDA has got in the election is also proof that people of Bihar have completely rejected the Mahagathbandhan’s ‘jungle raj’ and corruption, and embraced the dimensions of “good governance, stability, and development” of the ruling coalition.