Fadnavis attributes BJP win in North-East to Modi, Shah

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the organisational skills of party president Amit Shah led to the BJP's good showing in the polls in three northeast states.
He said that the party would register a win in poll-bound Karnataka as well.
"Our success in the northeast states can be attributed to the vision of PM Narendra Modi and organisational skills of party president Amit Shah. We managed to bring some separatist groups in the region back into the mainstream. BJP's success will end the instability in the region," he said today.

Fadnavis said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee, during his Prime Ministerhsip, had come up with several measures for the development of the region but subsequent non-BJP governments nullified the progress by indulging in corruption.
"After the Modi government came to power, we have been able to reinstate the faith of the poeple from the northeast states. We entered into several pacts to win their confidence, which has now benefitted the party," Fadnavis said.
He said the BJP secured nearly half of the total vote share in Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya, which shows that voters were increasingly in favour of the saffron party.

"The BJP has not only won the elections but secured 49 to 50 per cent votes in (the three) north-east states. It shows the mandate is inclined towards the BJP. The poll outcome is also a boost for the forthcoming assembly election in Karnataka," the chief minister told reporters here.

Analysing the poll outcome, Fadnavis said the BJP did not win the elections because of a division of votes, but due to the people's trust in Modi and Shah.
Fadnavis said the BJP was now in power in 21 states, covering 78 per cent of the geographical area of the country, and would win the 2019 general elections as well.

During his interaction with reporters, Fadnavis quoted a social media message to taunt the Congress.
"There is a social media message being circulated, which I also liked. It says the Congress wants bypolls to be held only in those seats where it has improved its performance," he said in an apparent reference to the Congress retaining two seats in the bypolls held in Madhya Pradesh recently.
"I want to thank the voters of Tripura for one more reason. In the last six months, as many as 27 workers of the BJP were killed in violence when the previous government was in power. Despite so much opposition, the BJP clinched victory which is commendable," said Fadnavis.

When asked about a Rajya Sabha seat being offered to former Congress leader Narayan Rane, Fadnavis said, "We are waiting for the party high command to announce the names of the three candidates for the RS seats from Maharashtra. It will be announced soon."
The deadline for submission of nominations for RS polls is March 12 and the election is scheduled for March 23.