Maharashtra election results: ‘Ek hain…’ is India’s new mahamantra, says Prime Minister Modi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday celebrated BJP’s spectacular victory in Maharashtra as a triumph of his platform of unity, development and over INDIA bloc’s politics of ‘divisiveness, negativity and deceit’ as he tried his ‘ek hain to elevate safe hain’ theme as the new ‘mahamantra’ of the country.
“After Haryana, the biggest message from this election is unity. ‘Ek hain to safe hain’ has become the ‘mahamantra’ of the country,” said a triumphant Modi while addressing a celebration at the BJP headquarters. While hailing the BJP’s landslide, Modi took the Maharashtra result as a defeat of the Congress’ focus on caste and said it was the message of unity that prevailed in the state. “It has taught a lesson to those who make people fight in the name of caste, religion, language and region,” he said.
Prime Minister Modi said the election victory in Maharashtra was not just for the BJP, but for a vision of India that prioritized unity and development. This victory, Modi said, was a clear rejection of the Congress and the agenda of the “INDI alliance”, which he accused of dividing society.
Modi also took the opportunity to criticize the opposition’s model of governance, mainly targeting Congress-led states. He cited examples like Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal where, he alleged, Congress promises were not kept, drawing parallels with the electorate’s disappointment with such policies. “The people of Maharashtra saw how the Congress governments betrayed people,” he said, positioning the BJP rule as a stark contrast.
The scale of the BJP’s victory was unprecedented in Maharashtra, with Modi proudly declaring it “the biggest victory for any party or alliance in the state in the last 50 years”. This was not just a political victory but a mandate for the BJP’s continued rule, marking its third consecutive victory in the state, he added. “For the third time, the BJP has emerged as the single largest party in Maharashtra,” he said.
He criticized the Congress for its “duplicity”, especially with figures like Veer Savarkar, who, he said, was insulted and misrepresented by the rival for political gain. He said the elections in Maharashtra had exposed the “double face of INDI-Aghadi”.
Modi also addressed the issue of urban Naxalism, terming it as a new challenge, the roots of which are said to lie outside the country, and urged the youth to recognize this reality. The Prime Minister also reflected on the losses, such as in Jharkhand, as a call for more committed development efforts.