BJP workers here on Sunday celebrated appointment of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the chairman of BJP's election campaign committee with fire-crackers and drumbeats.
Congratulating Modi, state BJP chief Narendra Singh Tomar said the party would win the 2014 lok Sabha elections under his able leadership.
Under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the country will be relieved of the vicious cycle of prices rise and corruption, claimed Tomar on his appointment as the Chairman of Election Campaign Committee at national executive meet of the party in Goa.
Tomar said that Modi has given a new direction to Indian politics by spelling the mantra of development and good governance.
"Congress party is utterly confused and frustrated over the electoral preparation of BJP. Under the blessings of lal Krishna Advani, guidance of Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitly, presidentship of Rajnath Singh and leadership of Narendra Modi, the country will be relieved from the vicious cycle of prices rise and corruption. Gujarat Chief Minister has proved that opportunity for development and growth of all and justice for everybody is the living edifice of secularism," Tomar said adulating Modi.
Most of the senior BJP leaders in the state joined the chores of congratulating Modi. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, former chief ministers Sunderlal Patwa and Kailash Joshi, BJP National Vice-Presidents Uma Bharati and Prabhat Jha, National General Secretary Thawarchand Gehlot, Anusoochit Janjati Morcha National President Phagan Singh Kulaste, parliamentarian Kaptan Singh Solanki, Sumitra Mahajan, state Organization Secretary Arvind Menon expressed their congratulations for Modi.
Among others who congratulated Modi include parliamentarians Najma Heptullah, Maya Singh, Anil Madhav Dave, Chandan Mitra, Jitendra Singh Bundela, Govind Mishra, Raghunandan Sharma, Yashodhara Raje Scindia and Gauri Shankar Shejwar. State Secretary Ganesh Singh, State spokespersons Vijendra Singh Sisodia, State Media In-charge Hitesh Bajpai and others have also congratulated Modi.