Ranchi, June 11 -- Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader Babulal Marandi today said the 12-year tenure of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has been dedicated to service, good governance, development, public trust and welfare of the poor.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters here to mark 12 years of the Modi government, Marandi described the period as a significant chapter in the country's political history and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had completed over 4,400 days in office as an elected Prime Minister.

He said the government's welfare initiatives had helped improve the lives of millions of people and claimed that about 25 crore people had moved out of poverty during the period. He also highl...