BJP is people’s first choice, Congress has lost the nation’s trust: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags disconnected  2  Amrit Bharat trains during the Bhoomi Pujan ceremonial  of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, successful  Nagaon connected  January 18, 2026.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags disconnected 2 Amrit Bharat trains during the Bhoomi Pujan ceremonial of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, successful Nagaon connected January 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

GUWAHATI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, connected Sunday (January 18, 2026), cited the result of the Bihar Assembly predetermination and the Mumbai civic polls to assertion that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has go the archetypal prime of the radical successful the country.

After laying the instauration chromatic for the ₹6,957 crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor and virtually flagging disconnected 2 Amrit Bharat trains from poll-bound Assam’s Kaliabor, helium besides said that the Congress enactment has mislaid the spot of the nation.

The state has shown a increasing religion and spot successful the BJP successful caller months, Mr. Modi said. “In the Bihar elections, adjacent aft 20 years, radical helped the BJP triumph a grounds fig of seats. The results of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation predetermination were announced 2 days ago. For the archetypal time, Mumbai gave the BJP a grounds mandate. People allowed the BJP to service them successful astir different cities of Maharashtra,” helium said.

Consistent nationalist trend

The Prime Minister said the results crossed States — including successful Kerala’s superior Thiruvananthapuram, wherever the BJP secured the mayor’s station for the archetypal clip — reflected a accordant nationalist trend. “The voters contiguous privation bully governance and development. That is wherefore they similar the BJP,” helium said.

“The results person besides shown that the voters are repeatedly rejecting the antagonistic authorities of Congress,” helium added.

He asserted that the Congress has mislaid the country’s spot owed to its deficiency of a improvement agenda. “Congress took the 4th oregon 5th spot successful Mumbai, wherever it was born. It has shrunk importantly successful Maharashtra, which it has ruled for years,” Mr. Modi pointed out.

“Pro-infiltrators”

He accused the Congress of handing implicit Assam’s onshore to infiltrators and helping them encroach connected ample swathes of land, with nary interest for Assam’s history, culture, oregon faith. These infiltrators person been disturbing the State’s demographic balance, helium said.

Mr. Modi lauded the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam authorities for efficaciously tackling infiltration and freeing forests, and humanities and taste sites from encroachment.

He besides praised the State’s NDA authorities for stopping rhino poaching successful Kaziranga National Park, the “soul of Assam” and a “priceless jewel of India’s country” that helium accused the Congress of neglecting.

The 86-km-long Kaziranga Elevated Corridor is simply a four-lane National Highway project. It includes 35 km of an elevated wildlife corridor that volition walk done the park. 

“The elevated wildlife corridor volition guarantee uninterrupted question of animals and trim human-wildlife conflict. It volition besides heighten roadworthy safety, trim question clip and mishap rates, and enactment increasing rider and freight traffic,” an authoritative connection said.

Published - January 18, 2026 07:34 p.m. IST

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