Taking a swipe at the Opposition alliance named 'INDIA', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that although India has a long tradition of coalitions, 'those formed with negativity have never succeeded'. He was addressing the NDA meeting in the national capital. Leaders from 38 parties including Ekanth Shinde, K Palaniswami, Ramdas Athavale, and Chirag Paswan reached Delhi to attend the meeting.
The prime minister said the NDA's vote share in the 2024 elections will be over 50 per cent. He said NDA stands for "New India, Development, Aspiration". PM Modi said, "In the third term of NDA, India will become the third largest economy." The prime minister hailed the BJP-led NDA alliance as a time-tested one and said that the bloc seeks to further national progress and fulfill regional aspirations.
He said the NDA was not formed in opposition to any party but to bring stability to the country. It is not an alliance of compulsion but of contribution. In past nine years, it has worked for the betterment of the lives of the poor and deprived, Taking a swipe at the Opposition alliance, PM Modi said for their political interests, these (opposition) people can come close but cannot come together…"2024 elections are not far and the people of the country have made up their minds to give a chance to NDA for the third time," he said.
PM Modi said India has a long tradition of coalitions, but those formed with negativity never succeeded. "The Congress used alliances in the 90s to bring instability in the country. Congress formed governments and also destroyed them.
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