Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed certainty on Tuesday that the BJP would triumph in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with an even greater margin.
Members of the top party panel reached an agreement on Tuesday to extend JP Nadda’s term as BJP national president until June 2024 on the final day of the two-day National Executive meeting of the party.
Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the National Executive meet at the NDMC Convention Centre in the national capital on Tuesday, Shah said, “I am confident that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and (JP) Nadda-ji, the BJP will win the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by an even bigger majority. Modi-ji will return to lead the country as the Prime Minister.”
Shah praised Nadda’s efforts in his capacity as the party’s national chief, noting that the party has advanced under his direction since he took office on January 20, 2020, the same year the Covid-19 outbreak ravaged the whole nation.
“During the pandemic, our party did significant work under Nadda-ji’s leadership, be it providing food and ration to the poor for free or taking people affected by the virus to hospitals for check-ups and treatment,” Shah added.
He further claimed that the BJP is the only political party in the nation that actively promotes democracy.
“BJP is the most democratically run party in the country. From the establishment of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh to this day, the elections in the BJP — from the booth-level to the national president — have always been in accordance with the party’s constitution,” Shah added.
The Union Home Minister added that Nadda’s leadership allowed the party organisation to operate at all levels, from the voting booth to the national level, under the motto “Seva Hi Sangathan” (service is organisation).
Reports say that Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh proposed the idea for Naddda’s extension, and the National Executive members unanimously approved it.