We Are In Power For Nation Building, Not Politics: PM Modi

Cadre asked to reach out to new voters as party aims 370 seats in LS polls

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the BJP cadre to work with renewed vigour and confidence for the next 100 days to reach out to new voters and win their confidence to ensure the party’s return to power in the Lok Sabha elections with a stronger mandate.

Addressing the BJP national convention here, Modi said the nation will now have to dream big and make big resolutions to make India a developed country by 2047.

“The next five years are going to be crucial. We have to take a big leap towards ‘Viksit Bharat’. The first imperative is to ensure the return of the BJP to power in strong numbers,” the prime minister said.

The two-day convention of the BJP was attended by nearly 10,000 members of the party from across the country.

In his 65-minute speech at the Bharat Mandapam, Modi slammed the opposition, particularly the Congress, saying it lacked the courage to take on the BJP ideologically or on the basis of principles.

“The Congress is demoralised... therefore, abusing Modi and levelling false allegations against me have become the single-point agenda of its leaders,” he added.

The prime minister said that even opposition leaders are now raising slogans in favour of more than 400 Lok Sabha seats for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

“But, for NDA to cross 400, the BJP will have to cross the milestone of 370,” Modi said.

He said every country across the world is now keen to forge a deeper relationship with India.