“It’s such a wonderful feeling that in a country as large and diverse as India, electoral process has been so successfully completed and for that, my compliments to the electorate and all the agencies involved. May our great nation be blessed with a bright future ahead,” said Advani.
(AFP PHOTO / SAM PANTHAKY)
Lal Krishna Advani, the senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister of India, on Thursday, conveyed his wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President Amit Shah on the stellar performance of the party in the general elections for the 17th Lok Sabha. He also praised the party workers for their efforts and contribution in BJP’s unprecedented victory.
LK Advani, appreciating Modi and Shah duo said, “Heartiest congratulations to Narendrabhai Modi for steering BJP towards this unprecedented victory in the elections. Amitbhai Shah as BJP President and all the dedicated workers of the party have put in enormous effort in making sure that BJP’s message reaches every voter.
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“It’s such a wonderful feeling that in a country as large and diverse as India, electoral process has been so successfully completed and for that, my compliments to the electorate and all the agencies involved. May our great nation be blessed with a bright future ahead,” said Advani.
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The founder member of both the Jana Sangh and the BJP, 91-year-old Advani, along with late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was instrumental in giving the BJP its present form at the national stage. The two, especially Advani, played a key role in taking the BJP from two seats in 1984 to 282 in 2014. He, along with Vajpayee, steered the party for decades and was the top leader in the BJP until 2014, when Modi took over.
Since Modi took over as the prime minister, Advani has been a member of the BJP’s Margadarshak Mandal or the Elders’ council. Advani was replaced with Amit Shah in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the seat he had won consecutively for six terms from 1998.
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