BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday mentioned that the celebration’s resounding victory in 4 of the 5 states that went to the polls just lately was a stamp of approval on the insurance policies and packages of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing celebration staff at a felicitation operate organized by the Himachal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Nadda mentioned: “We have returned to power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur and now it’s Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat’s turn.” Both states go to the polls this year-end.

This was Nadda’s first go to to his house state for the reason that February-March meeting elections. He took half in a roadshow with chief minister Jai Ram Thakur earlier than addressing the general public assembly at Hotel Peterhoff in Shimla.

Lists out many firsts in UP

Nadda mentioned the BJP had achieved many firsts within the UP elections. “A party has come back to power in UP for the first time in 38 years. Also, a chief minister has taken oath for the second consecutive term,” said Nadda, adding that the BJP had swept 23 districts in the recent elections.

On the other hand, Nadda said, candidates of the Congress, which ruled the country for 70 years, forfeited their security deposit in 387 of the 399 constituencies it contested.

Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), he said, “A new party was creating a lot of noise before the elections. But its candidates forfeited security deposits in all 377 constituencies it contested.”

Nadda mentioned in neighboring Uttarakhand additionally, a authorities has been voted again to energy for the primary time for the reason that state got here into being.

“Under BJP rule, Manipur where blockades were frequent and insurgency on the rise, has turned into a state of peace and prosperity. For the first time, the BJP has formed a government in the northeastern state on its own,” he said, adding that his party had scored a hat-trick in Goa.

‘BJP gave projects, Congress took away’

Maintaining that Himachal Pradesh has scaled new heights in terms of development under Jai Ram Thakur’s leadership, Nadda said party workers should reach out to the masses and publicize the policies and programs of the state government.

The BJP president said that Himachal Pradesh has emerged as a pharma hub and new projects were coming up.

“Nobody could have thought that a small state like Himachal would one day have an AIIMS, an IIM, and six medical colleges. All these are gifts of the Modi-led government,” he said.

“You may have forgotten, but isn’t it a fact that whenever there was a Congress government at the Centre, it snatched away the rights of Himachal? Remember how the Manmohan Singh government scrapped the special category status of Himachal and ended the industrial package granted by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led regime. Modi not only restored the special category state status but 90:10 funding, too. The Kol Dam project was envisaged in the 1960s but completed during the BJP regime in the early 2000s. Similarly, the Atal Tunnel was completed by the Modi government,” he added.

Says Modi has changed political culture

He said that other parties only divided people on regional and communal lines as was evident during the UP poll campaign, while the BJP government worked to proactively evacuate 23,000 Indian students stranded in the war zone in Ukraine.

Nadda said Modi has changed the political culture of India, which has now become work-oriented. “Our opponents don’t have any leader, intent, program and workers which we have and I am confident that the BJP will win Himachal Pradesh in the assembly elections,” he said.

Earlier, in his address, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur listed out his government’s achievements despite challenges, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said Himachal may be a small state but is performing bigger responsibilities as the BJP national president belongs to the state and Union minister Anurag Thakur also holds important portfolios.

“We have broken all previous records in creating road infrastructure in our tenure,” he mentioned.

He expressed confidence that just like the 4 states, Himachal would additionally break free from the custom of alternating governments each 5 years.

Union minister of knowledge and broadcasting Anurag Thakur mentioned that the subsequent 9 months have been essential and celebration staff should sweat it out to make sure the BJP’s victory within the elections.

He mentioned for the reason that nationwide president has to deal with all the nation, the accountability is larger for Himachal’s BJP staff. “The BJP has hit a 4 within the meeting elections beneath the management of Nadda ji and we are going to flip it right into a six by profitable Himachal and Gujarat,” he added.