This country has not been made by politicians, kings or governments. It has been made by farmers, labourers, our mothers and sisters and youth.

We are today a nearly 100% banked country.

The government would devote all its effort to empower the poor and give them strength to fight poverty. Skill development would be accompanied by the spirit of Shrameva Jayate.

India does not need to become anything else. India must become only India. This is a country that once upon a time was called 'the golden bird'. We have fallen from where we were before. But now we have the chance to rise again. If you see the details of the last five or ten centuries, you will see that India and China have grown at similar paces. Their contributions to global GDP have risen in parallel, and fallen in parallel. Today's era once again belongs to Asia. India and China are both growing rapidly, together. That is why India needs to remain India.

Terrorism is global and can come from even remote countries.

A major institutional reform is the move away from merely planning, to transforming India. The setting up of NITI Aayog, is a step in this direction.

Hung verdict would have meant anger against previous govt; Clear verdict to BJP shows people voted for hope and aspiration.