Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 12 years in office, calling it a historic tenure defined by welfare, good governance, and public trust. In a detailed post on X, she credited the Modi government with placing the poor at the centre of governance and advancing a 'Nation First' resolve across policy domains.

Context

Narendra Modi was first sworn in as Prime Minister on 26 May 2014 following the BJP-led NDA's general election victory, completing a full 12-year arc by this date. CM Gupta framed the milestone in cultural and developmental terms, writing that India had adopted 'seva, sushasan aur janvishwas ki nayi karya-sanskriti' — 'a new work culture of service, good governance, and public trust' — under his leadership.

Her tribute enumerated a sweep of flagship programmes spanning sanitation, clean energy, health, digital infrastructure, and religious heritage revival, reflecting the BJP's standard narrative for the anniversary, widely marked under the hashtag #12YearsOfSeva.

Policy Backdrop

The schemes cited by CM Gupta span the full 12-year period. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, launched on 2 October 2014, sought universal sanitation coverage by mobilising public participation as a national movement. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, inaugurated on 1 May 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, provided LPG connections to poor households, with CM Gupta noting it 'added a new chapter of dignity and convenience in the lives of crores of mothers.'

She also highlighted Ayushman Bharat (launched 2018), Digital India (from 2015), Har Ghar Jal, and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) as mechanisms that carried development 'to the last person in the queue.' On infrastructure, she pointed to advances in railways, highways, airports, digital networks, and space technology as evidence of India reaching 'new heights.'

The post also invoked cultural milestones: the redevelopment of Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi and the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya on 22 January 2024, presenting them as proof that 'India has shown a new path of carrying development and heritage together.'

Stakeholders and Impact

The beneficiary groups named or implied in CM Gupta's tribute include poor households reached by DBT, women empowered through Ujjwala Yojana and the government's Women Led Development vision, and the Indian youth driving innovation through startups. She argued that the world now views India not merely as a market but as a 'trusted partner and global growth engine.'

The Viksit Bharat (Developed India) framework, which targets transformational development by 2047, underpins the forward-looking rhetoric in the post. Urban local bodies, rural communities without prior sanitation or cooking-gas access, and uninsured families are among the groups the cited schemes were designed to serve.

What's Next

With the Viksit Bharat 2047 roadmap still unfolding, upcoming Union Budgets and NITI Aayog reviews are expected to carry progress benchmarks on the schemes CM Gupta highlighted. CM Gupta closed her post with a wish: 'May this Amrit Kaal of Viksit Bharat continue to move forward with the same momentum, the same pride, and the same public trust under the leadership of the honourable Prime Minister.' The anniversary marks a moment for the BJP to consolidate its governance narrative ahead of future electoral cycles, with Delhi itself a key political battleground.