Kerala fed up with LDF, UDF; looking to BJP-NDA with great hope: PM Narendra Modi
Modi made these remarks after meeting newly elected BJP councilors from Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation here and representatives of other civic bodies in Kerala.
Sharing pictures of his meeting with them in a post on he said.
Modi said he discussed a wide range of issues with them, “especially ways to deepen the BJP’s engagement with the people, ways to advance our agenda of good governance and greater ‘Ease of Living'”.
He said it was clear that Kerala was “fed up” with the LDF and UDF and was looking at the BJP-NDA with “great hope”.
“Therefore, the elected members of the BJP-NDA will work at the grassroots level and address the challenges faced by the people,” he added.
The Chief Minister said that in his meeting with the elected representatives of Kerala BJP, he paid tribute to every ‘karyakarta’ who worked hard to build the party over the years. “It is due to their dedicated efforts that we have grown across the state. In the coming times, the BJP will grow further in Kerala,” he added.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin and other senior leaders of the party were present at the meeting.
BJP councilors of Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, including Mayor VV Rajesh, and representatives of other civic bodies in Kerala arrived here on Wednesday to attend the three-day administrative and governance skills development training programme.
Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the elected representatives from Kerala were “energetic and inspiring” after interacting with PM Modi.
“Smiles say it all. There is no greater inspiration for a karyakarta than the guidance of our Pradhan Sevak,” he said in a post on X sharing video footage of the event.
“With his guidance, the resolve of ‘BJP4Keralam’ is stronger than ever to take performance policies and Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas to every district and panchayat in the state,” he said.
“We will continue to work harder, serve better and build a VikasitaKeralam for all,” he added.
Sharing video footage of the Prime Minister’s interaction with Kerala leaders on X, the BJP wrote on X: “When the saffron wave meets real governance!”
“Prime Minister Modi is personally guiding Kerala’s newly elected BJP panchayat, municipal and corporators at his official residence in New Delhi,” he said, adding: “Change is happening one by one.”
Earlier in the day, elected representatives from Kerela visited Parliament and met Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
These BJP leaders from Kerala attended various sessions of their three-day training program on various themes at the BJP headquarters since their arrival here on Wednesday.
On Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is expected to address them on ‘Challenges Emerging in Urban Development’.
According to BJP sources, the aim of the three-day training programme, titled ‘BJP 4 Viksit Keralam’, is to empower local party leaders in Kerala with first-hand knowledge of national democratic mechanisms and equip them with the necessary tools to implement the Centre’s schemes more effectively.
