Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met with the 14 newly elected BJP Mayors of Uttar Pradesh and the party and congratulated them for commendable victory in civic polls.
The BJP had swept the just-concluded civic polls in UP, winning 14 of the 16 mayoral posts on offer. the BSP won the two remaining Mayor seats of Aligarh and Meerut.
“Had a wonderful interaction with the newly elected mayors of UP belonging to the BJP. Congratulated them and wished them the very best as they begin their responsibilities towards contributing to UP’s and India’s development journey,” the Prime Minister tweeted.
Modi also posted his photos with each of the newly- elected BJP mayors of Uttar Pradesh on Twitter.
He also met the three BJP leaders who won from Amethi, the constituency of BJP Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, and expressed confidence that the region would develop under them.
“Chandrama Devi will head Amethi’s Nagar Panchayat. I could sense her anguish on the lack of development in Amethi so far and could see the determination to work for Amethi’s growth,” Modi tweeted.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and state BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey were also present on the occasion.