If a candidate at the MLA or chief ministerial level gets an advantage of belonging to a particular caste while fighting polls, that is one thing. But after having been elected, if you only look after the developmental needs of a particular caste or community, that is a different matter altogether. The BJP has never done that.
— Amit Shah
The BJP, during its reign, has never misused Article 356.
All I can say is we will fully utilise our right to self-defence. No one can just do what they want on our borders.
Any party interested in development of country can come with us, as we never believed in political untouchability.
Kashmir is an integral part of India, and nobody can take it away from us.
Can a Congress worker ever think of becoming a Prime Minister? No. Because that seat is reserved by birth in that party.
BJP is ready to go to any extent to protest for the rights of Ayyappa devotees. Beliefs should be respected. Man-woman equality is must, but gender equality cannot be established by giving entry to men and women together. There are several temples that deny men entry.
How can BJP be anti-Bangla when BJP founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee himself was a Bengali?
There is no rule or tradition in the BJP to forbid leaders to contest polls after they attain the age of 75.
This is democracy: the citizens can vote anyone to power.
It is better for a youth to earn living selling pakodas instead of being unemployed. Making pakodas is not shameful; what is shameful is comparing such a person with a beggar.
I cannot see Modiji as separate from BJP. Both are the same.
BJP doesn't practice the culture of stopping schemes of previous governments.
Those who slog with the intent to bring happiness to others will always be liked.
I do what I want. Everybody does what he likes. What is so unique about it?
If BJP and its allies have been chosen by the people in state after state across regions, it is due to the good governance that Modi has successfully implemented and the 'can do' spirit of New India that he resonates.
When people speak of BJP being an 'election machine,' it is actually development and progress that is BJP's electoral machine.
My relationship with Modiji is exactly how the relationship between a Prime Minister and party president should be. It is a clean, healthy relationship.
I don't write off any political party. I believe in strengthening the BJP and winning elections and not depend on writing off parties.
Every good government's duty is to do more for the regions that are underdeveloped.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked to make the country safe.
Terrorism in the country will not be tolerated at any cost.
Who can keep the country safe? Who can make India a superpower? Can a coalition of 23 parties do so? Only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can achieve this.
I want to tell governments and courts, 'Give orders that can be implemented.' They should not give orders that work to break the faith of people.
Development of Bengal is possible only under the governance of PM Narendra Modi.
Sometimes you get more credit than you deserve.
Our mindset is not such that we will remain in power till eternity.
In a democratic party, where internal democracy is alive, there are bound to be different views.
Any government cannot work or function if it does not enjoy popular support.
BJP has never done politics on religion, and no one should do it. It is against the spirit of our Constitution.
Every election is important for national politics.
Three key elements triggered NDA's spectacular 2014 election victory - taking development and prosperity to the lowest rung of society, eradication of corruption, and ensuring transparency and ease of doing business.
Organisations and institutions are, at the end of the day, manned by people who put their shared vision above individual interests.
In Modiji, we have given India a 'mazboot' leader under whom India has emerged among the top economies.
I have no desire to advise the Gandhi family.
National elections have to be fought on who can ensure better national security, who can give us a sound economic system... ensure financial discipline... And this work can only be done by Narendra Modi.
Polarisation on religious lines for political gains shall not be on the BJP's agenda.
India is the land of Shivaji Maharaj, and its security is responsibility of us all.
I was a booth worker of the BJP. I rose to become the party president.
Dynasties cannot serve the country well.
Bangladeshi illegal immigrants are a threat to the security of this nation.
If Kerala wants development like other states in the country, then a BJP Government has to be formed here.
Politics is not a laboratory experiment where you can control everything. You have to take calls even when you feel that matters may spin out of your hand.
On certain issues, one has to rise above party politics for the country to run.
The importance of the leader has always mattered, whether it was Indira Gandhi, V. P. Singh, or Narendra Modi.
Demonetisation was not a decision of UP government. It is the central government's decision.
In public life, differences should not deter us from acknowledging the good work done by others whom we may not agree with.
This country has moved away from the politics of caste, nepotism, and appeasement.
The Modi government's accountability towards the common man can be gauged from the fact that be it Indians trapped overseas, a helpless mother looking for a doctor for her ailing child in a train, or a housewife struggling to get a gas cylinder, help is just a tweet away, with no protocol or red tape intervening.
Modi has always been very particular about law and order. He believes in fairness and justice, and encouraged us to simply work as per law without fear or favour. His ability to think big and implement it on the ground is exemplary. He had a vision of a bank account for every household.
