New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most popular political leader in post-independence India. Shah made these comments in his inaugural address at the beginning of the two-day BJP National Executive in Bhubaneswar.
Bhubaneshwar: BJP Pres Amit Shah receives PM Modi at BJP national Exec Meet venue; inside visuals of the meeting pic.twitter.com/qhS0jl76bV? ANI (@ANI_news) April 15, 2017
After the British left India, Congress at the helm of freedom movement dominated the national polity for many years. The party ruled at the Centre for more than five decades with both Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi serving as PM for more than a decade each.
Interestingly, at meeting of NDA leaders last week, many allies also drew a parallel between PM Modi and Indira Gandhi, comparison between 'pro-poor' images of the two leaders.
At the same time, the Party President in his speech sought party workers to shun any complacency despite having won power in more than a dozen states now.
Odisha: PM Narendra Modi and senior BJP Leader LK Advani at BJP's National Executive meet in Bhubaneshwar pic.twitter.com/66qM4ka6Xo? ANI (@ANI_news) April 15, 2017
All national executive members have been instructed to spend at least a fortnight at the grass roots and interact with booth level workers in the coming days.
"Party President Amit Shah will himself be touring for 75 days till September," senior party leader and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the media.
All this will dovetail with preparations for the next round of Assembly elections in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
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