Emotions run high as Modi steps into Parliament' Central Hall

I have come here also for the first time.” Recalling Modi's “Yes, we can” call issued during campaigning in Hyderabad, on the lines of US President Barack Obama's campaign slogan, BJP President Rajnath Singh asserted, “Yes, we will” as he sought to strike a note of optimism ahead of government formation.

Calling the mandate given to BJP a vote for hope, Modi said this was the first government which will be headed by someone born in independent India.

“I don't know what pessimism is. I am optimistic. Only an optimist can generate hope in the country. The countrymen will have to leave this pessimism. If the 125 crore people in the country take a step forward, the country will move forward by 125 crore steps,” he said.