Kolkata, May 8 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing a gathering in Kolkata on Friday, hailed the BJP's electoral performance in West Bengal, while launching sharp attacks on the opposition, including the Congress and the ruling dispensation in the state.

Shah said the mandate reflects people's trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP's governance model, while also asserting that the party's goal of "Sonar Bangla" remains central to its political mission in the state.

Drawing a larger ideological picture, he said, "Today's victory in Bengal is extremely significant from many perspectives. After a 100-year ideological journey, today, from Gangotri to Ganga Sagar, BJP governments have been formed everywhere."

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