Shimla, June 12 -- Union Minister and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday said that the 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led government had laid the foundation for a developed India and fundamentally transformed the country's political culture, governance model and public expectations from government.

Addressing a gathering of the BJP Intellectual Cell during the "Viksit Bharat Sankalp 12 Years of Modi Government: Years of Trust, Development and Public Welfare" programme in Shimla, Nadda said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had completed a record 4,399 days in office, surpassing previous milestones and ushering in a new era of governance.

"The last 12 years have been golden. They have laid the ...