CM Bhajanlal at Seva Sankalp Sabha Credits Modi Era Welfare Push
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Twelve years of uninterrupted welfare delivery — that was the central claim Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma put before a gathering in Jaipur on Friday, 25 September 2026, as he addressed the Seva Sankalp Sabha, a public event built around pledges of service and the reach of government schemes to the poorest households.
Speaking at the event, CM Sharma said that owing to the spirit of seva sankalp (service pledge), the central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been advancing schemes for the welfare of the poor and for development for twelve years. 'Under his leadership, transformation has taken place in every sector of the country,' he told the gathering, according to the Chief Minister's Office of Rajasthan.
Twelve-Year Welfare Arc Sharma Invoked
The figure of twelve years is deliberate framing. PM Modi first took office in May 2014, meaning the timeline Sharma invoked spans the full run of NDA governance at the Centre — a period that saw the rollout of flagship direct-benefit programmes including Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for financial inclusion, Ujjwala Yojana for clean cooking fuel, and PM Awas Yojana for affordable housing. Each targeted Below Poverty Line households, and each has become a standard reference point in BJP political messaging at the state level.
Sharma, who took charge as Rajasthan's Chief Minister in December 2023 after the BJP's return to power in the state, has consistently aligned his government's communication with national welfare narratives — positioning Rajasthan's own scheme delivery as a continuation of the Centre's development thrust.
Seva Sankalp Sabha and the 'Aapno Agrani Rajasthan' Brand
The Seva Sankalp Sabha format — a pledge-oriented public assembly — is part of a broader BJP organisational practice of translating scheme outreach into visible, participatory events. By anchoring the gathering to PM Modi's welfare record, the Rajasthan government signalled tight coordination between state messaging and the national political calendar.
The event's hashtag, #आपणो_अग्रणी_राजस्थान — 'Aapno Agrani Rajasthan', meaning 'Our Leading Rajasthan' — underscores the state government's effort to brand Rajasthan as a model BJP-governed state in welfare delivery. For millions of beneficiary households across the state, the test of such pledges will come in scheme rollout numbers and in how firmly the next round of Union-State coordination translates words into programme targets.