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Swarajya Staff
May 24, 2019, 12:23 PM | Updated 12:23 PM IST
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A day after a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (24 May) morning met veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani at latter’s residence in Delhi, reports Hans India.
PM Modi informed about the meeting in a tweet. The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by the BJP President Amit Shah, credited all the successes of the BJP to Advani and other great leaders who laid the foundation of the party.
“Called on respected Advani Ji. The BJP’s successes today are possible because greats like him spent decades building the party and providing a fresh ideological narrative to the people,” PM Modi said in a tweet.
Called on respected Advani Ji. The BJPâs successes today are possible because greats like him spent decades building the party and providing a fresh ideological narrative to the people. pic.twitter.com/liXK8cfsrI
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2019
The Prime Minister also met with veteran BJP leader and former human resource development (HRD) minster Dr Murli Manohar Joshi to seek his blessings.
PM Modi, in a tweet, praised Dr Joshi as a scholar and intellectual par excellence and said that his contribution towards improving Indian education is remarkable.
He also said that the veteran BJP leader always worked to strengthen the BJP and also mentored several Karyakartas, including PM Modi himself.
Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi is a scholar and intellectual par excellence. His contribution towards improving Indian education is remarkable. He has always worked to strengthen the BJP and mentor several Karyakartas, including me.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2019
Met him this morning and sought his blessings. pic.twitter.com/gppfDt7KiB
The BJP-led by PM Modi won more than 300 seats, a first for the party, in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls’ result declared on Thursday (23 May).