Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday decried the “misconception” being created that BJP was a Hindi heartland party and said the Lok Sabha poll results testified to its victories across India, stressing “chemistry has triumphed over arithmetic”.
“Political pundits are not aware that their thinking and logic is meant for the 20th century. Results show that beyond arithmetic there is chemistry and this time chemistry has triumphed over arithmetic,” the Prime Minister told his electorate while thanking them profusely for their hardwork and dedication.
Modi who will be taking oath as the prime minister for the second time on May 30, said the hat trick of victories in 2014, 2017 and 2019 – vis-a-vis the state – is no mean achievement for the BJP.
“For the country I am the PM, but for you I am your MP, I am your sevak,” he told the Varanasi electorate, wondering how political pundits still consider his party as that of the Hindi heartland.
“There is no region where the BJP’s poll percentage is not rising. We have government is Assam, getting elected in Ladakh yet political pundits say (our’s is) Hindi heartland politics, this is a misconception that has been created,” he said.
Admitting that politics is about perception, Modi lamented that a wrong impression had been created about his party through lies and wrong logic.
Stressing on coordination between the government and party organisation, he said, “the perfect synergy between the government and party organisation was a big power and the BJP has realised it.”
“The Government makes policies while organisation makes ranniti (strategy). The synergy of niti (policies) and ranniti (strategy) is the mirror of sarkar and organisation and the country is getting its benefits,” he said.
“Work and workers create wonders,” he said, giving full credit for his victory to the workers at the grassroots level.
Modi, who earlier in the day took part in the ‘puja’ at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in a thanksgiving for his party’s landslide victory, also spoke about the dangers faced by his party in the form of “political untouchability”.
His remarks assumed signifiance in the light of the killing of a BJP leader in Amethi in the first post-poll violence in Uttar Pradesh.
Amid such hatred, BJP’s mantra remains ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ Modi said adding that unlike others, his party has not come under the pressure of vote bank politics which has “spoiled” democracy.
The prime minister said he was also grateful to his opponents who fought against him. Stressing on the significance of Opposition in democracy, he said: “When others come to power, there is no sign of opposition”. He cited the example of Tripura where there was no Opposition during the 30 years of Congress government but “now that we are in government there is a ‘jaandar and shandar vipaksh’. This is the spirit of democracy.”
Thanking Uttar Pradesh for showing the way for India and strengthening the foundation of healthy democracy, the prime minister also spoke about his Kedarnath visit after the completion of polling. Modi, who offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple, visited the temple town four days after steering his party to a huge win. (PTI)
