New Delhi [India], November 23 : After the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) led alliance took the lead in Jharkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked the people for their support, saying the BJP will always be at the forefront of raising people's issues and working for the state.
PM Modi also congratulated the JMM-led allaince for the performance.
"I thank the people of Jharkhand for their support towards us. We will always be at the forefront of raising people's issues and working for the state. I also congratulate the JMM-led alliance for their performance in the state. @HemantSorenJMM" he posted on X.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has won 19 seats and is leading on 15 seats till 5:45 pm, Congress won 8 seats and is leading on 8 seats, RJD won 1 and is leading on 3 seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) - CPI(ML)(L) won 2 seats. As per the trends, the BJP has won 8 seats and has taken the lead on 13 seats, its alliance partners AJSU, and JD(U) are leading on 1 seat each and LJP (RV) has won 1 seat.
Meanwhile, as the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is poised to retain the power in Maharashtra with record majority, PM Modi on Saturday said the "historic victory" in assembly elections is a win of development and good governance.
Mahayuti has won or is ahead in 230 out of 288 seats in the Maharashtra assembly polls. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has won or is leading in 50 seats.
In a post on X, PM Modi assured the people of the state that their Alliance will keep working for Maharashtra's progress.
"Development wins! Good governance wins! United we will soar even higher! Heartfelt gratitude to my sisters and brothers of Maharashtra, especially the youth and women of the state, for a historic mandate to the NDA. This affection and warmth is unparalleled. I assure the people that our Alliance will keep working for Maharashtra's progress. Jai Maharashtra!" PM Modi posted on X.
He further thanked people across various states for blessing NDA candidates in the various by-polls held.
"NDA's pro-people efforts resonate all over! I thank people across various states for blessing NDA candidates in the various by-polls held. We will leave no stone unturned in fulfilling their dreams and aspirations," he added.
PM Modi said that he is proud of every NDA Karyakarta for their efforts on the ground, adding that "they worked hard, went among people and elaborated on our good governance agenda."
The by-polls were held in 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats across 15 states, with notable contests in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad, Kerala, where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her electoral debut.
Out of 9 seats in UP, BJP has won 4 seats, is leading on 2 seats, its alliance partner RLD is leading on one seat. Samajwadi Party has won 2 seats. NDA sweeped 4 Bihar seats, Congress bags its lone Rajasthan bypoll seat of Dausa.