New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met veteran BJP leader LK Advani at his residence on Wednesday as he completed 25 years as head of government.
“Met Advani Ji at his residence and sought his blessings. His decades of public service and contribution to our national life have left a lasting imprint.
He has played a pivotal role in strengthening India’s progress,” he said.
Leading the campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister and senior BJP leader JP Nadda attended a ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha’ in Greater Noida. In Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami led the commemorations from Uttarkashi. Participating in the ‘Seva Jyoti Yatra’ and the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha’, Dhami lit a torch accompanied by party colleagues and reaffirmed the state’s commitment to the national development roadmap. Echoing the sentiment in the Northeast, Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia highlighted the scale of the nationwide outreach while speaking to reporters in Guwahati.
LK Advani served as the Home Minister from 1999 to 2004 in the NDA government led by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was also Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2004. Meanwhile, PM Modi reached the milestone on October 7, marking 25 years of continuous tenure as head of government, a political journey that began with his swearing-in as Gujarat Chief Minister in 2001. Earlier in the day, BJP leaders across the country on Wednesday organised ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabhas’ and torch rallies as part of the nationwide ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, marking 25 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in public governance and pledging to work toward the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’. Nadda then participated in a torch rally alongside party workers, administering a collective pledge to strive towards the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ following PM Modi’s pledge earlier in the day.
