New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) put up banners within the nationwide capital celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12-year tenure completion on Wednesday.
PM Modi has formally grow to be India’s longest constantly serving Prime Minister, crossing the 4,399-day milestone in workplace. He has surpassed former PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s document of 4,398 consecutive days served after the primary basic election.
NDA leaders, international dignitaries and distinguished personalities from numerous fields have poured in congratulatory messages for the Prime Minister.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP chief BS Yediyurappa additionally congratulated PM Modi. In an X put up, he wrote, ‘Today marks a historic milestone in Bharat’s democratic journey as Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji turns into the longest-serving elected Prime Minister in impartial India’s historical past. My heartfelt congratulations and greatest needs to Modi ji. May he proceed to guide Bharat to even better heights within the years forward.’
In an open letter, Yediyurappa famous the expansion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), abrogation of Article 370 and schemes akin to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana as achievements below PM Modi’s NDA authorities within the final 12 years.
‘Today, June 10, 2026, Bharat witnesses a milestone that shall be written in golden letters within the historical past of our republic. You have accomplished 4,399 consecutive days as Prime Minister of India, surpassing the document of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as an elected chief after India’s first basic elections. You at the moment are the longest-serving elected Prime Minister within the historical past of impartial India. This distinction was earned not as soon as however thrice over, as crores of Indians renewed their belief in you in 2014, 2019, and 2024. I write to you on behalf of each citizen who has watched Bharat’s story change in actual time, to supply our deepest congratulations and our heartfelt gratitude,’ the BJP chief wrote.
Hailing India’s GDP development, he stated that the nation moved from ‘crimson tape to crimson carpet.’
He wrote, ‘History will document the financial transformation of your tenure as one among impartial India’s most outstanding chapters. When you took workplace in May 2014, India ranked eleventh among the many world’s economies with a nominal GDP of roughly USD 2 trillion. Today, India stands because the world’s 4th largest economic system, having surpassed France, the United Kingdom, and Japan in speedy succession, with a GDP of over USD 4.18 trillion… India has moved from ‘Red Tape to Red Carpet’.’
‘The better story, nonetheless, is the human story. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana gave clear cooking gasoline to over 10 crore households, most of them ladies who had bent over smoky chulhas for many years. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana opened over 58 crore financial institution accounts, setting a Guinness World Record in its very first week, and introduced tens of millions into formal finance for the primary time of their lives,’ the letter learn.
‘There are choices solely the really brave make. On August 5, 2019, your authorities abrogated Article 370, ending the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir that had saved the area aside from the nationwide mainstream for 70 years. It was the Jan Sangh’s founding grievance. Syama Prasad Mookerjee had given his life on the altar of this very demand. And but, decade after decade, it remained undone,’ the previous Karnataka CM added.
Meanwhile, the NDA will maintain a gathering on the Bharat Mandapam right this moment. Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers, and senior leaders from all 22 NDA-ruled states and union territories will collect for a vital conclave.
PM Modi will chair the assembly, joined by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and different key Union Ministers.
The assembly is timed because the coalition hits its 12-year milestone on the Centre, and the agenda is filled with a overview of flagship schemes and infrastructure tasks to make sure advantages attain the final mile, a stocktake of the ‘Viksit Bharat’ roadmap for 2047, dialogue on the West Asia disaster, a supply stated. (ANI)