Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 12 (HBTV): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Saturday commemorated the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Foundation Day by hoisting the party flag and paying tribute to its founding figures at the State BJP Office in Raipur.

As part of the day’s events, the Chief Minister also performed the Bhoomi Pujan for a new training centre to be built on the party office premises.

Addressing party members and the public, Chief Minister Sai expressed deep appreciation for BJP workers across the nation.

‘On the occasion of BJP's foundation day, I thank and congratulate crores of BJP workers because of whom the party has established itself as the largest political party in the world today,’ he said.

Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister also offered prayers at the Ram Mandir in Raipur. Extending festive greetings, he stated, ‘Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all the people of the state on Ram Navami... I have sought blessings from Mata Sita and Lord Ram for prosperity and peace throughout Chhattisgarh.’

Separately, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tribute to the founders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Deendayal Upadhyaya, in Ahmedabad on the 46th foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was accompanied by his wife, Sonal Shah.

The Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the precursor to the BJP, was established in 1950 by Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Deendayal Upadhyaya, who laid the ideological foundation of the party.

Earlier in the day, Amit Shah congratulated party workers and remarked that the lotus symbol had become ‘a new emblem of trust and hope in the hearts of the countrymen’.

(ANI)