New Delhi. Today is 24th February. You might be thinking that this is just a date, which comes every year. But this is not just a date. This date is very important from the point of view of Indian politics. This is the date which sealed the political career of Narendra Modi who became the PM of the country. 22 years ago on 24 February 2002, Modi was elected MLA for the first time. Then he won the MLA election from Rajkot, Gujarat. Although Modi had already held the post of CM of Gujarat on the instructions of BJP leadership, winning the Rajkot by-election was the beginning of his permanent entry into politics. Modi had contested the first election of his life in Rajkot and won by 15000 votes.
Modi won Rajkot election. In which there was full cooperation from the people there. After Modi’s victory, people took part in his procession. Women also showered their affection on Modi. It was Modi’s victory in the Rajkot Assembly by-election, which wrote the future of Gujarat and India. After this Modi did not look back. He kept winning elections one after the other and remained focused on his passion of running the government of the country and making India a developed country. Modi also addressed the people of Rajkot after his victory. Look at Modi’s victory 22 years ago and what he said to the people of Rajkot after that.
‘Look who has come…the lion of Gujarat has come!’
On February 24 2002, exactly 22 years ago today, @narendramodi Stepped into the Gujarat Legislature as an MLA for the first time.
This victory marked the dawn of a promising new era not only for Gujarat but also for India and the… pic.twitter.com/NCHqczPjLS
— Modi Archive (@modiarchive) February 24, 2024
Modi became the CM of Gujarat continuously. After all the hardships and by denying the allegations made in the riots in Gujarat, he endeared himself to the people there. Even today Narendra Modi calls his countrymen his family. Modi started many schemes in his government for the welfare of every section of the society. The special thing is that the name ‘Modi’ or ‘Narendra’ was not used in any scheme of his government. Generally, there was a trend in earlier governments to name schemes after leaders. In this way Modi has made his government a government of the common people. Lok Sabha elections are going to be held soon. In such a situation, today the people of Rajkot must be remembering that special and first victory of Narendra Modi 22 years ago.