New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with the 14 newly-elected BJP mayors of Uttar Pradesh and the party representatives from Amethi.
"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 PM tweeted.
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. @BJP4UP pic.twitter.com/pl6RbrNCK1
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 5, 2017
He also met the three BJP leaders who won from Amethi 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," PM Modi tweeted.
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. pic.twitter.com/XRPNz0Nook
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 5, 2017
Met Brijesh Ji from Musafirkhana. He seems all set to transform Amethi and ensure this district receives the care it deserves. pic.twitter.com/A1Qu5oGGRe
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 5, 2017
Mahesh Pratap Sonkar Ji is heading the Jais Nagar Palika Parishad. He has our best wishes in serving Amethi and ensuring the youth of this district have a bright future. pic.twitter.com/rY2y6mkYFQ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 5, 2017
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and state BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey were also present on the occasion.
The BJP on December 1 had swept the UP civic polls pocketing 14 of the 16 mayoral seats.
The Congress faced the embarrassment of losing in its bastion Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Rahul Gandhi.
Mayawati-led BSP sprang a surprise as it thwarted the challenge from BJP candidates to win the mayoral posts in western UP's Aligarh and Meerut towns.
Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party failed to win a single mayoral seat.
Lucknow, which elected BJP's Sanyukta Bhatia as its first woman mayor, was among the prestigious seats like PM Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, temple town Ayodhya and Adityanath's home turf Gorakhpur, that the BJP won.
BJP also scored impressive victories in Kanpur and Ghaziabad with its nominees emerging victors by a margin of over a lakh votes.
(With PTI inputs)
