New Delhi, June 12 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 12 years in office marked a period of welfare delivery, governance reforms and infrastructure expansion, while accusing the Congress of failing to implement schemes during its years in power.

Addressing reporters at the BJP state headquarters in Dehradun, Dhami said voters had endorsed Modi's leadership in three consecutive Lok Sabha elections because of his government's performance.

"The country now votes for performance, not slogans," Dhami said, adding that India had emerged as a more confident and secure nation under Modi's leadership.

He claimed that projects announced by previous governments often remained incomplete...