India, Dec. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked the people of Goa and party workers as the Bharatiya Janata Party took lead in the Zilla Panchayat elections as the counting nears completion.

"I thank my sisters and brothers of Goa for blessing the BJP-MGP (NDA) family with strong support in the Zilla Panchayat elections. This will add more vigour to our efforts for Goa's growth. We are committed to boosting the dreams and aspirations of the people of this wonderful state. Our hardworking NDA Karyakartas have done commendable work on the ground, which has led to this result," Modi wrote on X.

Earlier, Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant took to X and congratulated the newly elected Zilla Panchayat members of the BJP-Maharas...