PM Narendra Modi addressed the valedictory session of the BJP's national executive today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said BJP workers should become "a bridge of faith for the common man" and expressed confidence that the party will win the coming round of elections in five states, senior party leader Bhupendra Yadav said after the party's national executive meeting today.
"The BJP is in the centre because the party has been connected to the common man and does not revolve around a family," PM Modi had said in a jibe at the Congress at the valedictory session of the BJP's national executive today.
The BJP isn't run by a family but by a culture of public welfare, Mr Yadav quoted the Prime Minister as saying. Instead, the party runs on the values of "Sewa, Sanklap aur Samparan (service, resolution and commitment)".
Chief Ministers and BJP presidents of four poll-bound states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur - gave a presentation on upcoming elections at the meeting, Mr Yadav told reporters. A similar presentation was given by BJP''s Punjab unit president, he said.
"In his address, Prime Minister Modi ji gave a mantra to party workers that they should become a bridge of faith between the common man and the party, while referring to the party's history as it has always been associated with the issues close to the common man of the country," Mr Yadav said.
The party in a resolution at the end of the meeting praised PM Modi's leadership and accused the opposition of "opportunism" and a mindset of "extreme hate". The resolution said the BJP is set for a big win in the four states where elections will be held due to the development projects of its state governments and its organisational strength.
The resolution said India is setting new standards of success globally under PM Modi but the opposition is solely acting out of "extreme hate", alleging that it was busy derailing the COVID-19 vaccination programme by making every effort and conspiracies and spreading disinformation.
"Opposition parties practised opportunistic politics. They never hit the road during the pandemic and confined themselves to Twitter to spread suspicion," Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while briefing on the resolution, news agency PTI reported.
The discussions at the reformed national executive meet also encompassed the coming elections in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Barring Manipur, the Chief Ministers of the states, who attended the virtual meeting, gave presentations on the poll preparations of the party in the states.
The four Chief Ministers also highlighted the work that they have done in their states. Mr Yadav said in Congress-ruled Punjab, the party will contest all the 117 assembly seats.