MUMBAI: “An analysis of the results has made it clear – ‘Ek hain toh safe hain’,” said Devendra Fadnavis. In his address to BJP legislators at Vidhan Bhavan central hall Wednesday after being elected legislative party leader, Fadnavis said after the LS polls setback, the series of electoral victories resumed with Haryana results and the historic win in Maharashtra, reports Clara Lewis.
“I assure all communities that this govt will work 24×7 to fulfil the aspirations of the people,” Fadnavis said, adding that the responsibilities had gone up with the stupendous mandate towards “our Ladki Bahin, Shetkari, youth, Dalits, underprivileged and Adivasis. Our prime duty is to ensure fulfilment of promises and to take the state forward and to make it number one, for which we will have to be constantly working”.
Fadnavis said PM Modi made him CM thrice, including when he was CM for 72 hours, but “technically I was the CM”.
“In 2019, we got the people’s mandate, but it was snatched away, and a kind of treachery was done. The first 2.5 years of MVA govt we were harassed, yet not a single MLA left us, and in 2022 we formed the govt and this time we’ve got a tremendous majority,” said Fadnavis.
Cautioning the legislators against expectations, he said the govt has to fulfil the expectations of the people and “since it is a Mahayuti govt, we will have to take our friends along”.