Pics: Backed by Modi, BJP celebrating for Raje's victory in Rajasthan

Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 14:35 [IST]

Jaipur, Dec 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already begun celebration in Rajasthan where the party under Vasundhara Raje's leadership is all set to return to power. Latest trend of vote counting on Sunday, Dec 8 showed that BJP will get majority in the state.

Vasundhara Raje, BJP's state party president, said her party's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was a "huge factor" behind its good show.

Speaking to television channels, Raje was quoted as saying, "The people of Rajasthan were tired of non-governance of Congress. It is something that follows from Delhi also. Therefore, Narendra Modi is a very big factor because people have seen what he has done in Gujarat."

Dedicating her lead to the people of Rajasthan, Raje said, "Modi has shown that development happens in Gujarat and he has shown that this is a model that can be followed anywhere".

"The BJP government in most of the states have been able to do this also and thats what the people of this country want. Therefore, Modi has been a very huge factor. This is also the semi-finals to what is going to happen very shortly," Raje said, expressing confidence that the party would form government at the Centre after Lok Sabha election which is expected to be held by May 2014.

She also spoke about BJP's future plans for Rajasthan. Raje said, "We are going to look forward to doing some good work and bring Rajasthan back on its feat again. We will basically strengthen the people of Rajasthan."

She said it was because of the people of Rajasthan and also for the hours of sweat by her party workers that she had achieved such a lead.

"I thank the people of Rajasthan..whatever has happened today, I actually give my thanks to the people and dedicate it to them...not only to the people but also to the workers who have sweated for the last ten months for this," she added.

"The victory is dedicated to our party workers who left no stone unturned.Party president Rajnath Singh and our prime ministerial candidate also spared time for campaigning for the party in Rajasthan and I am thankful to them," she said.

In Jaipur

A scene outside BJP office after the party's thumping win in the Rajasthan assembly polls, in Jaipur on Sunday.

In Jaipur

BJP supporters carry cut-outs of Narendra Modi and Vasundhara Raje as they celebrate the early trends showing the party's thumping win in the Rajasthan assembly polls, in Jaipur on Sunday.