"We receive this mandate of people of India with humility and gratitude. This victory is the result of hard labour of millions of BJP karyakartas, blessings of Sangha and able leadership of Shri Narendra Modi," she said on Twitter.
She had earlier said it was purely a BJP victory as it got a majority of its own but ducked questions on her ministerial berth, saying it is the prerogative of the Prime Minister to form his own Cabinet.
To questions on her joining the Modi government, she termed them as "hypothetical" saying such queries were "premature".
"Such questions are hypothetical. It is the prerogative of the Prime Minister to form his own Cabinet and certain decisions are collectively taken by the Parliamentary Board. Thus such questions are premature," she told reporters when asked about her joining the Cabinet.
There are reports of her being miffed over not being offered a Cabinet berth of her choice and is reported to have told the BJP leadership that she be given a position according to her stature.
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