Modi to Ravi Shashtri: UP polls did not go down to the wire

BJP president Amit Shah also replied to Ravi Shashtri's tweet by telling that the win was scored thanks to many singles taken by BJP members

New Delhi, March 17: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls "did not quite go down to the wire", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.

Modi said this in a tweet while replying to a congratulatory message from former cricketer Ravi Shastri. "Congratulations @BJP4India on the landslide win in UP. The pair of PM @narendramodi & @AmitShah went past 300-mark like a #TracerBullet," Shastri tweeted.

Congratulations @BJP4India on the landslide win in UP. The pair of PM @narendramodi & @AmitShah went past 300-mark like a #TracerBullet

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) March 16, 2017

"Thank you. UP polls did not quite go down to the wire. But, at the end of the day democracy is indeed the real winner," the Prime Minister responded.

Thank you. UP polls did not quite go down to the wire. But, at the end of the day democracy is indeed the real winner! :) https://t.co/suoTqZtXit

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 16, 2017

BJP president Amit Shah also replied to Ravi Shashtri's tweet by telling that the win was scored thanks to many singles taken by BJP members and efforts of the central government.

Thank you @RaviShastriOfc. Team BJP piled up 300+ on the back of many singles that our karyakartas and Modi government took along the way. https://t.co/MiffG9BRuB

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 16, 2017

PTI