The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has said his party's good performance in the four assembly polls is a "wonderful beginning" for success in the Lok Sabha polls due next year.
‘The Final Tally- BJP has won 408 out of 589 seats, which is near 70 pc of the total seats. Phenomenal! Congress shrunk - only 21% of seats. This is a wonderful beginning towards success in our Mission 272+ and for fulfilling the dream of a Congress Mukt Bharat,’ Modi said on Twitter.
The assembly polls to Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi were being seen as a "semi-final" before the Lok Sabha elections which are due in the first half of 2014.
Lauding the BJP's impressive victory, Modi said, "People have spoken loud and clear! The verdict has shown yet again that people want development, not corruption & votebank politics."
Modi thanked the people for reposing their faith in the BJP and assured them that his party will work hard to fulfill their dreams and aspirations.
The Gujarat chief minister also congratulated his Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh.
‘Spoke to Raman Singhji & congratulated him on BJP's well deserved victory in Chhattisgarh. Thanks to people for reposing faith in BJP again,’ Modi said.
Meanwhile, Modi kept away from the media during his visit to the party headquarters in New Delhi. Though he was welcomed with bursting of crackers, beating of drums and slogan shouting, Modi chose to wave from inside his bullet-proof SUV.
He did not speak to the media and left after attending the parliamentary board meeting which analysed the BJP's performance in the four states and decided the future course of action.
