Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to acknowledge Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: SNS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to acknowledge Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday.
PM Modi in a series of Tweets wrote that results of the elections is a grand win for development and added that “I assure them that we will leave no stone unturned in furthering the development journey of these states and serve the people tirelessly”.
हिमाचल प्रदेश में लहराया कमल, विकास की हुई भव्य जीत।
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 18, 2017
I bow to the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh for their affection and trust in BJP. I assure them that we will leave no stone unturned in furthering the development journey of these states and serve the people tirelessly.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 18, 2017
While appreciating the efforts of BJP workers and party cadres, PM Modi said on Twitter, “Election results indicate strong support for politics of good governance and development”.
Election results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh indicate a strong support for politics of good governance and development. I salute the hardworking BJP Karyakartas in these states for their hardwork which has led to these impressive victories.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 18, 2017
The Bharatiya Janata Party needs 35 seats to control the Himachal Assembly.
In Himachal Pradesh, all the 68 Assembly seats went to the polls on 9 November to decide the fate of 337 candidates including Chief Ministerial nominees Virbhadra Singh (Congress) and Prem Kumar Dhumal (Bharatiya Janata Party).
A total of 37,83,580 people voted — a record 75.28 per cent polling.
Earlier, various exit polls by news agencies had indicated the BJP’s return to power with an absolute majority, political observers said it was a neck-and-neck contest between the Congress and the BJP.
The state has alternately elected Congress and BJP governments since 1985. In 2012, the Congress won 36 seats and the BJP 26. Independents won six seats.
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