Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 3 thanked the electorate for the BJP’s “hat trick” of victories in the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, noting that some were saying that “today’s hat trick is a guarantee for a hat trick in 2024”. The BJP will seek a third straight term in power in next year’s Lok Sabha election.
He was addressing BJP workers at a ceremony held at the party’s national headquarters in New Delhi to celebrate the party’s wins in the three northern States, and its increased vote share in Telangana, where it won eight seats.