In victory, Modi reaches out to opposition

Congratulating winners in the Lok Sabha elections and the Assembly elections in some states irrespective of parties, Modi said, “I extend my best wishes to MPs and MLAs of all parties. I hope that I will get their support in taking the country forward.”

Apparently referring to recrimination during the campaign, he said he would convert the “love” shown by his opponents into “pure love”.

“In a democracy, there are no enemies but only competitors. This competition is the beauty of our democracy,” he said, adding “bitterness” is over with the campaign.

 “I want to assure the people of the country that for us it is our motto to carry along everyone however much they may oppose us. We will try to ensure that there will be nothing lacking on this front,” he said.

Modi underlined the significance of his victory by saying that it was the first time after Independence that a non-Congress party has got absolute majority on its own.