Day after victory in 4 states, PM Modi hits the road in poll-bound Gujarat

The prime minister invoked Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel during his address

Wasting no time on savouring the victory a day after the election results gave four states out of five to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit the road in Gujarat on a two-day visit. 

Gujarat is the next state to go to the polls at the end of the year. The PM effectively launched the party’s election campaign from Ahmedabad.

It was an impromptu decision and the state unit of the BJP got little time to organise the trip. But even so, the roads were choked as riding in an open car festooned with garlands, Modi waved to