A day after political activities were reported from Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached out to the party workers to boost the sagging morale after not so good performance in the just concluded general elections in which BJP could not secure majority on its own to form the Government just like it did comfortably in 2014 and then in 2019.

Sources said Modi reached the BJP headquarters in the evening and moved around the party’s huge complex on DDU Marg and chatted impromptu with many of the workers. The PM also visited a few offices of party workers and then moved on to interact with the party workers and volunteers in a conference hall.

Modi interacted with them in what is being seen as his appreciation for their work following his return to power for a third straight term.  Hailing their contributions, Modi said he will continue to meet them in future.  Modi was greeted by BJP president J P Nadda as he arrived at its headquarters.

“He was too glad to meet us and personally identified many of us to whom he said he has been knowing several of the dedicated workers for more than five decades now. He reminisced some of the chit chats and also cracked jokes while recalling some of the events that happened in the closed premises of the party headquarters which was earlier at Ashoka Road in Lutyen’s,” said a worker attached to a party General Secretary while quoting the PM.

He mentioned that Modi told them to continue working with the same zeal as it is their sole contribution for making BJP the largest political party of the world, another worker said, quoting the PM.

This gesture is not unprecedented, as Modi has similarly met and thanked party workers following the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, aiming to boost morale and recognise their contributions.

The BJP, known for its robust cadre-based structure, upholds a tradition of top leadership engaging directly with ground-level workers to bolster their efforts.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the party lost its parliamentary majority, securing 240 seats, a decrease of 63 seats compared to their 2019 performance. Notably, in the crucial State of Uttar Pradesh, the party’s seat count dropped from 61 in the previous term to 33 in this election.