LS polls results: From bolstering military arsenal to GST, BJP govt's landmark decisions which led to 'Modi Tsunami'

The BJP swept the Hindi heartland, made massive inroads into Eastern India and did exceedingly well in their historically strong bastions in the Western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Bharatiya Janata Party

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a thumping mandate by the people of India in the 2019 general elections. As per election commission data, the BJP had registered wins on more than 300 out of the 542 Lok Sabha seats where the general elections took place from April 11 to May 19. The BJP swept the Hindi heartland, made massive inroads into Eastern India and did exceedingly well in their historically strong bastions in the Western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. All political pundits across the nation have accepted the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tremendous popularity and connect with the masses of India was an instrumental factor in helping BJP clinch an unprecedented mandate. Such has been the thumping mandate of the people that Bharatiya Janata Party secured its highest ever seat tally and increased its vote share by a considerable margin. The issues of agrarian distress and job loss raised by the opposition in the polls dint seem to connect with the voters as the BJP secured a higher vote percentage in the rural part of India. Modi's aggressive campaigning in more than 150 parliamentary constituencies across India had a bearing on the results of the elections as people could connect well with the aspirations of the Prime Minister for the country. The BJP succeeded in making the elections something on the lines of a presidential one with people Under PM Modi's leadership in the last five years, India build a strong image in the international community as the Prime Minister took some really tough decision pertaining to national security. Be it holding ground  and confronting the Chinese presence in the Doklam plateau or stepping up the ante against Pakistan and giving them a befitting reply through military surgical strikes for sponsoring terror attacks in Pulwama or Uri. During his five years tenure, PM Modi tried to cut down on nepotism and red tapism in his government's functioning. The ease of doing business model envisaged by the government  helped a plethora of start ups blossom under the regime of the BJP rule . The Digital India and Skill India mission under the 'Made in India' flagship program equipped youngsters with job oriented skill sets, strengthening manufacturing in India and help the nation become a lucrative destination for foreign investments. Under the Narendra Modi regime, India has been able to bolster its defence armoury by purchasing cutting edge weaponry for their armed forces from the United States, Russia and Isreal. The Indian Army could modernize its artillery by buying the M-777 Howitzer guns from the US and assault rifles. The Indian Air Force is set to benefit immensely with the signing of the billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France's Dassault aviation. The Narendra Modi govt came to power at the Centre on the plank of development with transparency in government functioning. The populist schemes like the Jan Dhan Yogna and Ujjwala scheme benefited millions of rural households cutting across castes, creed and religion. The Narendra Modi govt's bold decision of undertaking path breaking economic reforms like Goods and Service Tax and demonetization was done with an aim to flush out black money out of the economy, bring a uniform tax structure and increase the tax penetration in the nation. The schemes undertaken with an aim to bring in transparency in the economic activities in the country resonated with the middle class in the nation.