"The BJP came up with the politics of vishwas (trust) and vikas (development) for Gujarat and people responded to it positively. The Opposition tried to spread wrong messages against us, but we prevailed because of the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and national president Amit Shah," Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.

"It was the common man's trust that Modi can bring peace and prosperity. It is very important that even after 22 years, a party gets almost 50 per cent votes of the people and retains power...It is very significant," he was quoted as saying by the PTI. According to Mr Fadnavis, with Himachal Pradesh, the BJP has won the 19th state in the country.