New Delhi: New BJP president Amit Shah today called upon all workers and leaders to ensure that the party wins the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Jharkhand and Maharashtra. (PM Modi Tightens Grip on BJP, Close Aide Amit Shah is Party Chief)
Mr Shah, who was addressing the party's first National Council meeting in Delhi since its sweeping victory in the Lok Sabha polls, said, "Let there be no state or union territory where the BJP is not a force to reckon with". (Amit Shah Asks BJP Lawmakers to Remain Connected with Voters)
The meet -- held to ratify Mr Shah's appointment as the BJP chief -- was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former party president Rajnath Singh, veteran leader LK Advani and senior leader Arun Jaitley, among others.
"We now have to establish fresh milestones of victory in the forthcoming assembly elections on the strength of our remarkable success. Assembly elections are due in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Jharkhand and Maharashtra. We have to accept the challenge of forming our government in all these states," said Mr Shah. (BJP Off the Block, Amit Shah Begins Knitting Strategy for State Polls)
To drive home his point, the BJP chief added, "Yes I repeat, in all these states. Let there be no state or union territory where the BJP is not a force to reckon with". (A New Team for Amit Shah)
"We need to develop the habit of winning in all elections," the party chief told the assembly of leaders and cadres.
Mr Shah also praised PM Modi and Mr Singh, saying, "They fulfilled the dreams of lakhs".
He also credited the party's workers for its victory.
"Workers are the strength of the party. The people's aspirations are in sync with the BJP. Only in the BJP, a worker can rise to be the party president and prime minister," he said. (Amit Shah Says Congress Ideology Should be Replaced with That of BJP)
Mr Shah, a close confidante of Mr Modi, also slammed the former UPA government, saying it had left the country in a bad condition.
He took a dig at the Congress and the Gandhi family, without naming either directly.
"The poll verdict is the defeat of dynasty politics. People rejected appeasement and vote-bank politics," said Mr Shah.
Mr Shah, who was addressing the party's first National Council meeting in Delhi since its sweeping victory in the Lok Sabha polls, said, "Let there be no state or union territory where the BJP is not a force to reckon with". (Amit Shah Asks BJP Lawmakers to Remain Connected with Voters)
"We now have to establish fresh milestones of victory in the forthcoming assembly elections on the strength of our remarkable success. Assembly elections are due in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Jharkhand and Maharashtra. We have to accept the challenge of forming our government in all these states," said Mr Shah. (BJP Off the Block, Amit Shah Begins Knitting Strategy for State Polls)
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"We need to develop the habit of winning in all elections," the party chief told the assembly of leaders and cadres.
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He also credited the party's workers for its victory.
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Mr Shah, a close confidante of Mr Modi, also slammed the former UPA government, saying it had left the country in a bad condition.
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"The poll verdict is the defeat of dynasty politics. People rejected appeasement and vote-bank politics," said Mr Shah.
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