Assam win 'strong dose of tonic' for BJP
May 20, 2016 14:31
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at the BJP headquarters at 6.30 this evening and appeared briefly before a throng of workers who had by then exhausted their vocal cords with cries of "Bharat Mata ki Jai".
Modi visits 11 Ashoka Road each time the BJP's parliamentary board or central election committee meets, but his presence today acquired a celebratory context. The year 2015 had brought little cheer to the party, which lost the Delhi and Bihar polls. Assam, in a sense, broke the jinx.
"It's a strong dose of tonic for us. We can face the next lot of Assembly polls much more confidently," a spokesperson said, acknowledging Assam's significance in the BJP's political scheme. Read more
Modi visits 11 Ashoka Road each time the BJP's parliamentary board or central election committee meets, but his presence today acquired a celebratory context. The year 2015 had brought little cheer to the party, which lost the Delhi and Bihar polls. Assam, in a sense, broke the jinx.
"It's a strong dose of tonic for us. We can face the next lot of Assembly polls much more confidently," a spokesperson said, acknowledging Assam's significance in the BJP's political scheme. Read more
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