Poll results show people's faith in democracy: PM Modi on BJP's Assembly Elections win

"People from the North-East have realised that they are not ignored, they are given equal importance under BJP regime. I am happy that we found a place in their hearts," PM Modi said as he spoke to a huge gathering at the BJP headquarters on Thursday.

New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said BJP's win in the Assembly poll results have shown India and the world how strong people's faith in democracy and democratic institutions is. Addressing a gathering in New Delhi after the Assembly polls results of the three northeastern states -- Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya -- the PM credited BJP's consistent wins to 'triveni' of work, work culture of its governments, and its workers' commitment to service.

The PM further said that the way the northeast poll results have been extensively highlighted shows that the region is distant from neither 'Dilli' nor 'Dil'. "People from the North-East have realised that they are not ignored, they are given equal importance under BJP regime. I am happy that we found a place in their hearts," the PM added, addressing a huge gathering at the BJP headquarters in the national capital after the poll results.

Taking a dig at his rivals, Modi said minorities were made fearful about BJP for years but people of Goa and now from northeast have exposed the propaganda. He also highlighted how the Congress had ignored the northeaster states because 'they thought small states don't matter'. "But Congress did a huge mistake by thinking so. They don't know the power of these states," he added.

Modi also brought up the security and empowerment of women under BJP's regime across the country, stating that the country has not been safer for women before. Reiterating how the opposition always tries to bring him down and his party manages to succeed despite it, the Prime Minister said, "Some people keep saying saying 'mar ja Modi, mar ja Modi' (die Modi, die). But the country keeps saying 'mat ja Modi, mat ja Modi' (don't go Modi)." The Lotus is blooming and will keep blooming across India, he added, referring to his party sign.

Taking to Twitter after the address, Modi said that the BJP's win in the Tripura Assembly elections is a vote for progress and stability and added that the party will continue to boost the state's growth trajectory. "Thank you Tripura! This is a vote for progress and stability. @BJP4Tripura will continue to boost the state's growth trajectory. I am proud of all Tripura BJP Karyakartas for their spectacular efforts at the grassroots," he said in a tweet posted from his official account.

He earlier said that his party's win in Tripura is a vote for progress and stability and asserted that the party's government in the state will continue to boost its growth trajectory. Thanking people of the state, he added, "I am proud of all Tripura BJP karyakartas for their spectacular efforts at the grassroots."

With the NDPP-BJP alliance set to retain power in Nagaland, Modi thanked people for giving the alliance another mandate to serve the state. He tweeted, "The double engine government will keep working for the state's progress. I laud our party workers for their hardwork which ensured this result." In his tweet on the Meghalaya polls, he said, "Grateful to all those who have supported the BJP in the assembly polls."

"We will keep working hard to enhance the development trajectory of Meghalaya and focus on empowering the people of the state. I am also thankful to our party workers for the effort they put," the prime minister said.

According to the Election Commission of India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 32 seats with a vote share of around 39 per cent. The BJP, which had never won a single seat in Tripura before 2018, stormed to power in the last election in alliance with IPFT and had ousted the Left Front which had been in power in the border state for 35 years since 1978.

In Nagaland, BJP secured 12 seats, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) won 25 seats and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) bagged seven seats. National People's Party (NPP) won five seats. Naga Peoples Front, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Republican Party of India (Athawale) won two seats each. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) got one seat. The majority mark in 60 seat Nagaland Assembly is 31.

In Meghalaya, the National People's Party (NPP) won 26 seats, United Democratic Party (UDP) bagged 11 seats and Trinamool Congress got five seats. BJP, People's Democratic Front and Hill State People's Democratic Party bagged two seats each. Congress managed to get five seats while the Voice of the People Party got four seats. Two seats were won by independent candidates.