
Delhi: Modi holds victory march, thanks BJP workers
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) India's would-be prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a victory rally from the airport to party headquarters in the heart of New Delhi amid massive fanfare.
Addressing BJP workers, Modi said: "I congratulate and thank the workers for the win. Their hardwork and sweat ensured the Lotus shines again in Delhi."
"I thank you for the warm welcome from the airport till here," Modi told BJP Karyakartas as he reached the party headquarters.
"As an individual I tell you- please do not give credit to Modi. This is the result of the hard work of lakhs and lakhs of Karyakartas," he said.
"This is a victory of those lakhs and lakhs of Karyakartas who have given their lives for the party," said the BJP strongman.
"The credit for this win goes to people of India, generations of our Karyakartas who worked tirelessly," he said.
With a victory sign and a satisfied smile Modi began his victory rally from the airport on Saturday towards party headquarters.
Arriving to a grand welcome, Modi - dressed in blue and gray - waved to a sea supporters who danced, cheered and beat drums.
The roadshow that started from the Indira Gandhi International Airport ended at the BJP headquarters at 11, Ashoka Road and took almost two hours.
Earlier, the Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory asking people to avoid the route between 10 am and 2 pm.
After the roadshow, Modi will attend a meeting of the party's parliamentary board to decide on the next course of action.
After the parliamentary board meeting, Modi will fly to Varanasi where he will participate in prayers at the banks of the Ganges.
He will return to Delhi in the evening and from there he will go back to Ahmedabad.
Decimating the ruling Congress in a landslide victory, Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win 285 seats out of 543 that made it the first party to cross the majority mark of 272 on its own in over 30 years.
Riding on an unprecedented wave of expectations coupled with widespread resentment against the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Modi almost singled-handedly bought the BJP-led National Deocratic Alliance (NDA) to a 337-seat-tally.
Sonia and Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party meanwhile was routed to just 44 seats, a huge 162 seats short of last time, ending Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tenure with a humiliating blow.
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