New Delhi, May 14 -- Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday recalled his over 35-year-long association with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tracing their political journey from the 1991 Ekta Yatra to serving together in the Union Cabinet.

Chouhan recalled that his association with the Prime Minister began during the 1991 Ekta Yatra led by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi.

"My association with Prime Minister Narendra Modi spans over 35 years. In 1991, when the Ekta Yatra commenced under the leadership of Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi--stretching from Kanyakumari all the way to Srinagar in Kashmir--he was in charge of managing the tour, and I worked alongside him as the convenor of the Kesariya Vahini to mobil...