Jamnagar, May 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the BJP's first-ever victory in West Bengal as an emotionally charged moment that resonated across the country, saying he had never before witnessed an election outcome evoke such deep national sentiment.

Addressing a gathering here in Jamnagar on Sunday, PM Modi said, "...Even if the suffering is endured by Bengal, the pain is felt by the Gujarati. In every nook and cranny of Gujarat, there is a palpable anguish, a deep concern asking: 'What has befallen our Bengal?' Yet, over there, in Bengal itself, one witnesses a surge of jubilation that defies imagination; a sentiment prevails as if people have been liberated from massive shackles. The tears of joy in people's eyes simply d...