Nagpur, Jan. 16 -- As the BJP has emerged as the largest party in the BMC polls, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the NDA did not engage in politics based on caste or religion and pursued development with "complete honesty".

"The people have chosen us for 5 years. The trust and love of the people are our greatest strength. We did not engage in politics based on caste, religion, or language. We pursued development with complete honesty and did not discriminate in development in any way...," Gadkari told reporters.

According to Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and other BJP leaders, the Yuti recorded such a sweeping victory in the state civic polls due to the "development agenda".

While Uddhav and Raj Tha...