'The lotus now blooms from Gangotri to Gangasagar': PM Modi hails historic win in West Bengal and Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi on Monday as counting trends showed the party surging past the majority mark in West Bengal and retaining power in Assam.

Addressing jubilant party workers, Modi opened with characteristic humility, "As a karyakarta, I join other BJP workers on this occasion," before declaring that the lotus had finally bloomed in Bengal.

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"The 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections will be remembered forever. People's power has prevailed," he said, promising a new dawn for the state and announcing that Ayushman Bharat Yojana would be cleared in the new BJP government's first cabinet meeting.

In his speech, BJP President Nitin Nabin said, ‘After the completion of the legislative Assembly elections in five states, I express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of India for the historic support they have given us. From the bottom of my heart, I congratulate and thank the people of all five states for expressing their trust in our leadership, in the BJP, and in the NDA.’

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The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to form the government in West Bengal for the first time, as counting trends on Monday showed the party surging past the majority mark in the 294-seat assembly, ending over a decade of Trinamool Congress rule under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the verdict as a triumph of people's power. "The 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections will be remembered forever. People's power has prevailed and BJP's politics of good governance has triumphed," he said in a post on social media. He credited the result to grassroots workers across the state. "BJP's record win in West Bengal would not be possible without the efforts and struggles of countless karyakartas over generations. I salute them all," he added.

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Here are the key highlights of PM Modi's speech:

• PM Modi opened his address by saying: "As a karyakarta, I join other BJP workers on this occasion."
• He called the results "an announcement of India's future of hope, hope of India's democracy, hope of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat." Modi thanked the people of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Puducherry and Assam for their mandates.
• He expressed gratitude to BJP karyakartas: "Today, I express gratitude to every BJP worker. You have helped in rewriting history today."
• "The lotus has finally bloomed," Modi said, referring to BJP's first-ever win in West Bengal. He noted that these are the first assembly elections held after Jagat Prakash Nadda was succeeded by a new BJP national president.
• Modi also highlighted bypoll results, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Nagaland and Tripura all returned positive outcomes for the BJP-NDA.
• "We have shown the world how we are the mother of democracy. Not just India's democracy, India's constitution has also won. Our democratic processes have also won," Modi said.
• He called West Bengal's nearly 93% voter turnout a historic feat in itself, adding that Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala also witnessed historic turnouts across these elections.
• Modi credited women voters for playing a key role in driving the high turnout, calling it "the brightest picture of Indian democracy."
• He also expressed gratitude to the security forces deployed across poll-bound states.
• Modi recalled a prediction he had made on November 14 at BJP headquarters when Bihar election results were announced: "I told you that Ganga ji will go till Ganga Sagar."
• "Now after the West Bengal win, the lotus is blooming from Gangotri to Gangasagar, from Uttarakhand to Bihar to West Bengal," he said.
• Modi called the BJP's third consecutive win in Assam a hat-trick, describing it as huge for the party.
• He said BJP's strong performance in Assam was backed significantly by support from tea garden belt constituencies.
• On Puducherry, Modi said the NDA government had worked hard in recent years and the people had expressed confidence in the alliance.
• He made a direct address to youth and fishermen: "I want to tell the youth and fishermen that the NDA government will work hard for your bright future."
• Modi announced the start of a new journey for West Bengal: "From today, vikas and new aspirations will walk together in Bengal."
• He made a direct promise to the people of the state: "BJP will work day and night for the better future of West Bengal." Modi gave three guarantees for Bengal under BJP rule, women will be safe, youth will get jobs, and development will reach every corner.
• "Today, there are NDA governments in more than 20 states. Our mantra is 'Nagrik Devo Bhawa' and people are trusting us more and more," he said.
• He signed off with a poetic note: "Our May 4 evening might be coming to an end, but in Bengal, today is a new dawn."
• Modi dedicated the Bengal win to BJP karyakartas who were tortured in Bengal and Kerala, and to their families. "Our Bengal win is dedicated to the people of the state," he said.
• He declared that a new chapter has now been added to Bengal's history.
• Modi announced that in the first cabinet meeting of the new BJP government in Bengal, the Ayushman Bharat Yojana health scheme will get the greenlight, signalling its immediate rollout in the state.
• He closed by invoking Rabindranath Tagore, remembering the Nobel laureate after what he called a "maha vijay" for the party in the poet's home state.
• Modi acknowledged that past Bengal elections had been marked by reports of vandalism and deaths, but said this time India witnessed peaceful voting in the state.
• "There were zero deaths during voting," he said, calling it a significant shift for a state long associated with poll violence.
• He urged the party to move past electoral divisions: "Who voted for whom, who didn't vote, let's get over this."
• Modi called on BJP workers to shed any sense of victory-driven division and instead focus entirely on Bengal's development. "Let's work for Bengal," he said.
• He promised to end the cycle of violence that has historically plagued the state's political landscape.
• Modi noted that while these state elections were underway, the world was grappling with active conflicts, with West Asia's turmoil having a significant impact globally.
• He said India, despite the external pressures, was facing these challenges with full strength and resolve.
• He highlighted that even during election season, India remained united, pointing to national solidarity as a defining strength of the country in turbulent times.
• PM said, 'when BJP has won in Bengal, there should be talk of 'badlav (change)' not 'badla (revenge)'; 'bhavishya (future)' not 'bhay (fear)'