NDA to fight all polls as a united front, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said all upcoming elections will be fought by the National Democratic Alliance as a single bloc, signalling that the coalition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party was going strong.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

NEW DELHI:

In a meeting with chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of several NDA-ruled states including Andhra Pradesh's chief minister and Telegu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu, the PM said that the allies will contest the upcoming polls "unitedly" and "will work with strength" across the country, said people aware of the details.

BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde told reporters that the meeting held at the Imperial Hotel was attended by the CMs and deputy CMs who were present for the oath-taking ceremony of the BJP government in Delhi. "The PM said that in the coming one and a half years, the NDA will fight all elections, whether in Bihar, Bengal, or any other state, with full vigour to defeat the Opposition," he said.