Saffron party’s CMS shower praise on Rupani, Modi for ‘remarkable’ feat

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AHMEDABAD : Chief ministers of Bjp-ruled states on Tuesday said the saffron party’s victory in Gujarat for the sixth consecutive time after the recently-held assembly elections was a ‘remarkable achievement’.

Chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Assam, and Bihar praised Vijay Rupani, who took oath for the second consecutive time as the chief minster of Gujarat at an event in Gandhinagar.

“It is a matter of great pleasure for all of us. Gujarat developed a lot during the tenure of Narendra Modi. Some people thought that BJP will not come back (to power in Gujarat) after Modi left. But it is a matter of immense pleasure that the BJP managed to garner around 50% vote,” said Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath also congratulated Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who came to Gandhinagar but could not attend the swearing-in ceremony, said the recent electoral outcome shows that people have reposed their “faith and trust” in Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.

“I express gratitude to voters and give best wishes to Rupani and Nitin Patel for bringing the BJP back to power for the sixth time. Gujarat has given a different model of development, and it is the faith and trust towards Modi that BJP keeps winning and coming back to power (in Gujarat),” Chouhan said.

His Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh said the poll result was the result of hard work put in by Modi and Shah. “Gujarat has again voted for BJP government. We thank Modi and Amit Shah who worked hard to achieve this,” Singh said.

Manohar Lal Khattar, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Nitish Kumar — chief ministers of Haryana, Assam, and Bihar, respectively — also extended their best wishes to the new government.