India, May 5 -- Describing the BJP's victory as a "historic mandate," particularly in the West Bengal and Assam Assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said the results are a clear endorsement of public trust and the welfare-driven policies under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

She extended her congratulations to Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president Nitin Nabin. The chief minister said the Centre's development agenda would now benefit West Bengal as well, adding that the state is poised to move forward on a rapid growth trajectory, much like Delhi. The Chief Minister celebrated the victory at the Delhi Secretariat with her Cabinet colleagues, where the occasion was marked by a lig...