Assembly elections 2017: Modi sets the clock beyond 2019 in victory speech

PM on Sunday promised a 'new India' by 2022, when the country would mark 75 years of Independence

Setting the tone not only for the 2019 general elections but beyond it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the results of Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa were a stepping stone to usher in a “new India” by 2022, when the country would mark 75 years of Independence. 

The PM called upon people to resolve to help shape an India which will be a land of opportunities and economic progress. “I see this victory as the foundation of a new India, where 65 per cent of the population will be of young people below 35