“It is democracy that has won, not fear,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday after the BJP’s impressive victory in West Bengal, the party’s first, adding that it was an example of people’s confidence in the democratic process and performance politics.
Asserting that the party will work relentlessly for a better future of the state, he said steps to address concerns like women’s safety, youth employment, immigration, implementation of Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, and action against infiltrators will be taken in the first Cabinet meeting after the formation of the government in West Bengal.
Dressed in a traditional pleated Bengali attire and kurta, a beaming Modi spoke to a jubilant crowd of a few thousand gathered at the party’s headquarters in central Delhi to celebrate his victory in Assam and West Bengal, especially the latter, the birthplace of Syama Prasad Mukherjee, founder of the party’s predecessor, the Jana Sangh.
The All India NR Congress (AINRC)-led alliance won the elections in UT Puducherry. In Tamil Nadu, actor Vijay’s TVK ousted the DMK, the state’s AIADMK-led NDA came in third, and in Kerala, the Congress-led UDF came to power and ousted the two-term LDF government.
Referring to the result, the Prime Minister said that the results showed that people rejected parties that based their policies on the politics of division. “These elections have clearly shown that the World Bank, TN and Kerala have toppled governments that had one thing in common, which was divisive politics. They (the incumbent governments) did not believe in unity, but pushed for divisions sometimes over the question of language, sometimes over food preferences…” He added that India spoke resoundingly to these parties, saying, “Vibhajan nahi, Vishwas (faith, not division).”
A major part of Modi’s speech was dedicated to winning West Bengal.
“Today is historic and unprecedented. When years of penance turn into achievements, joy appears on the face. It is that joy that I see on the faces of BJP workers across the country… As a BJP worker, another thought came to my mind… That thought is how Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee’s soul was finding peace today.”
“Dr Mukherjee fought a big battle to keep West Bengal a part of India,” he said. The Prime Minister also paid tribute to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the composer of the patriotic song Vande Mataram, and Sri Aurobindo.
Thanking the people of Bengal for the mandate, Modi said that a new chapter has been added to the fate of the state. “The dream they (people) had of a strong and prosperous Bengal has been waiting for its fulfillment for decades. Today, on May 4, 2026, the people of Bengal have given this opportunity to us BJP workers… As of today, Bengal is free of fear and full of guarantees of development,” he said.
He also stressed that for the first time there was no violence during the polls. “This election in Bengal was special for another reason. Earlier, during the elections in Bengal, there were reports of violence, fear and killing of innocent people. But this time the news was different. A peaceful vote was held in Bengal. For the first time, no one lost their life while voting. In this festival of democracy, the voice of the people resonated… For the first time, democracy won, not fear!”
Today, he added, “the talk should not be about revenge, but about change.” “Not about fear, but about the future.”
“This is a day of trust. Trust in India’s great democracy, in performance policies, determination for stability, and the One India spirit,” the Prime Minister said, thanking the Election Commission and security personnel involved in the operation.
“With the victory of Bengal, from Gangotri to Ganga Sagar, it is nothing but the lotus in full bloom. Today, there are BJP and NDA governments in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and now West Bengal, the states surrounding Om Ganga,” he said.
The Prime Minister also spoke about the BJP’s victory in Assam, where the party is gearing up to form a government for the third time in a row, and said achieving a hat-trick is a major achievement in the state’s history.
The Prime Minister also noted the expansion of the BJP and said that the party, along with its allies, is now in power in 20 states. He attributed this mandate to the people who put their trust in the BJP’s model of good governance. The party is also in power in two UTs.
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“Our motto is ‘Citizen is God’. We are committed to serving the people, so they put their trust in the BJP. People can see that where there is BJP, there is good governance, and where there is BJP, there is development,” he said.
The Prime Minister also stressed on women’s participation in the electoral process and criticized the opposition for obstructing the government’s attempt to fast-track the implementation of women’s reservation by 2029. The opposition blocked the amendment that sought to decouple the implementation of quotas from the delimitation process to pave the way for implementation of 33% quota for women in the Lok Sabha and assemblies after increasing the number of seats in the Lok Sabha by 100%. Apartment 50%. The Opposition pointed out that the government seems unwilling to go ahead with reservation with the current strength of the House of Representatives (Lok Sabha).
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Modi also spoke of the nation’s rejection of communism – a possible reference to India not having a communist government for the first time in 50 years after the LDF’s defeat in Kerala – but also took aim at the Congress, which defeated the LDF. “At a time when communism has been rejected across the country, the Congress is adopting the same ideology. While Maoism is being eliminated, its influence seems to be growing within the Congress. As a result, the Congress has become a gang of urban Naxalites.”
The Prime Minister also acknowledged Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s victory in India, which he termed an experiment, and claimed that the election results showed that India is united towards the goal of Vixit Bharat. “The entire world has been negatively affected by the crisis in West Asia. However, India is facing this crisis with full confidence,” he said.
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From Gangotri to Ganga Sagar, BJP-led NDA governments have been formed, said BJP president Nitin Nabin, for whom this was his first electoral test. “This is not just a geographical expansion; it is an expansion of trust and our ideology. The results from West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry have made it clear that the people of the country today have unwavering faith and support towards our leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
