During his Mumbai visit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the MLAs of BJP-led Mahayuti government. This was announced by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minsiter Eknath Shinde. He said that PM Modi has been supporting the Mahayuti government and that’s the reason it has done well in last two and half years and that’s why people have given such a huge majority to the state.
"PM Modi is coming to Mumbai (on January 15) and will guide the Mahayuti MLAs. People have given us a landslide mandate - and hence, our responsibility has also increased... Today, we had a meeting and we discussed our party's organisation and decisions - we also discussed upcoming local bodies elections... The PM has continuously supported our govt and that's the reason our govt did well in the last two and half years and that's why people have given us such a huge majority," Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said after the party’s meeting ended.
Among many reasons that led to BJP’s massive victory in November Assembly election was PM Modi’s slogan – Ek Hain To Safe Hain (If we unite, we are secure) – which has been a real game changer.
PM Modi’s meeting with MLAs will be between two official events and this will be a first time ever that PM Modi will be having a session with Mahayuti MLAs.
According to reports, PM Modi will address 230 MLAs of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP at Vidhan Bhavan.
PM Modi generally meets MPs & state chief ministers from across the country. But PM meeting with state legislators is unique and first of its kind.
It should be noted that in the Lok Sabha polls held in April-May, Mahayuti government was unable to perform well as BJP won just 9 seats out of 28 it contested. But in just six months, BJP turned the tables, with fresh strategies to reach out to every section of society which helped it become the single largest party in the Assembly polls, winning 132 seats out of 149 contested.
Apart from meeting Mahayuti MLAs, PM will be in Mumbai on January 15 to dedicate 3 frontline naval warships INS Surat, INS Nilgiri & INS Vaghsheer to the nation on their commissioning at the Naval Dockyard.
Commissioning of 3 major warships is a big step forward in realizing India’s dream of becoming a global leader in defence manufacturing and maritime security, said an official release from PMO.
INS Nilgiri, the first ship of the P17A Stealth Frigate Project has been designed by Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and has features for enhanced survivability, seakeeping & stealth, as next generation of indigenous frigates, the release said.
INS Surat, the fourth and final ship of the P15B Guided Missile Destroyer Project is one of the largest and most advanced destroyers in the world. It has 75% indigenous content and has state-of-the-art weapon-sensor packages and advanced network-centric capabilities.
