Will win bigger mandate in 2024 polls under Modi's leadership: NDA

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday asserted it will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that he will return to the helm for a third straight term with a "huge majority". On a day 26 opposition parties held their conclave in Bengaluru to take on the ruling alliance, the BJP held a grand show of strength of its allies who lauded the country's development and expressed faith in Modi's leadership in a resolution passed at their get-together. Thirty-nine parties attended the NDA meeting here, claiming that the opposition is faced with a crisis of identity and relevance. "Today, the opposition is confused and disoriented," their resolution said. 

People’s support for the ruling coalition grew manifold in 2019 than in 2014 under Modi, they said, asserting that voters have been “rejecting and rubbishing the lies, rumours and baseless allegations of opposition parties and the country is reposing faith in the leadership of the NDA coalition”. “All parties part of the NDA repose full faith in the leadership of PM Modi to attain a bigger mandate in 2024 than that won in 2019,” they said. Shiv Sena president and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde proposed the resolution in the meeting while the AIADMK’s K Palaniswami and the AGP’s Atul Bora supported it.

Addressing the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) meeting in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that that alliances built on negative perceptions always fail. He accused the Congress party of "using" coalitions to topple governments. Mpdi said, "When an alliance is dynastic and corrupt, the country will lose". Against I.N.D.I.A -- which opposition said will represent the voice of the nation – the Prime Minister spoke of Bharat, the poor and the backward classes whom the NDA represents.

प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi से सुनिए, 2014 से पहले UPA गठबंधन वाली सरकार ने देश को कैसे नुकसान पहुंचाया... pic.twitter.com/s7hGgZSZOK

— BJP (@BJP4India) July 18, 2023

 The PM said the BJP has given honour to hose played important role in the devevelopment f the country.

हमने देशसेवा में सभी के योगदान को स्वीकार किया, उसे सराहा, उन्हें सम्मानित किया।

लोकतंत्र की ये मूल भावना NDA की कार्यशैली में आपको हर जगह दिखेगी।

- पीएम @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/RjqH75ow0C

— BJP (@BJP4India) July 18, 2023

 The BJP has also hit back, insisting that changing the name of the opposition alliance will not change its character."Our civilisational conflict is pivoted around India and Bharat. The British named our country as India. We must strive to free ourselves from colonial legacies. "Our forefathers fought for Bharat, and we will continue to work for Bharat," tweeted BJP leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.