The Prime Minister has repeatedly targeted the Congress over corruption, dynasty politics and appeasement.
'I kept saying that for me, four castes are important - nari shakti (women empowerment), yuva shakti (youth empowerment), kisaan (farmers) and gareeb parivaar (poor families),' he added. On Sunday, PM Modi said that during the recent assembly elections, efforts were made to 'divide the country based on castes'. Mizoram has been governed by non-BJP parties.
In 2014, it hardly had any presence there, but as of 2023, the party single-handedly rules three states and is in a coalition government in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim. One of the notable achievements in the BJP's political journey of nine years has been its presence in the North East.
