Think big, far and above politics, PM Narendra Modi tells NDA lawmakers at tea party
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hosted a tea party for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Members of Parliament (MPs) at his official 7, Race Course Road (RCR) residence here.
Talking to the MPs on execution of government policies, the Prime Minister said, "Let us think big. Let us think far. Let us think above politics."
Interacted with NDA MPs earlier today. pic.twitter.com/f4ifIyX7mt
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 26, 2014The NDA lawmakers were given presentations on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana and Jan Dhan Yojana during the tea party. The strategy for the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament was also discussed.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veterans Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, BJP president Amit Shah and Cabinet Ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, M. Venkaiah Naidu, Dr Harsh Vardhan and Ram Vilas Paswan were among those present on the occasion, which marked the first interaction Prime Minister Modi had with the NDA MPs since his government took charge at the Centre in May this year.
"It was a successful get-together. Presentations were given by Nitin Gadkari and Arun Jaitley. Prime Minister Modi talked about cleanliness drive and a gamut of issues, and how MPs can play a major role in bringing change," BJP general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy told the media.
Delhi: Pictures from PM Narendra Modi's Tea Party, earlier today pic.twitter.com/cygPK2zdoO
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 26, 2014Delhi: Pictures from PM Narendra Modi's Tea Party, earlier today pic.twitter.com/H3w63j4hlJ
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 26, 2014
Delhi: Earlier visuals from PM Narendra Modi's Tea Party at 7 RCR pic.twitter.com/ASXIVU5F30
— ANI (@ANI_news) October 26, 2014The tea party took place just days after the BJP's splendid performance in the assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra. It was also seen as an attempt by the BJP to reach out to ally Shiv Sena for the formation of the state government in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray was, however, not present at the tea party.
The BJP and Shiv Sena broke their 25-year old alliance ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls over seats sharing. The BJP has emerged as the single-largest party in Maharashtra winning 122 of the 288 seats. The Shiv Sena finished second with 63 seats.
The BJP has, however, not yet revealed its cards despite Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) offering to extend it outside support to form the government in the state.
