Modi remove 'chowkidar' prefix; says time to take spirit to next level

After a thumping victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday removed the chowkidar prefix from his Twitter handle but said that the word remains an integral part of him PM Modi had added chowkidar in his Twitter handle on March 17 a day after launching the Main Bhi Chowkidar I am a watchman too campaign on social mediaNow the time has come to take the Chowkidar Spirit to the next level Keep this spirit alive at every moment and continue working for Indiarsquos progressThe word lsquoChowkidarrsquo goes from my Twitter name but it remains an integral part of me Urging you all to do the same toomdash Narendra Modi narendramodi May 23 2019Now the time has come to take the Chowkidar Spirit to the next level Keep this spirit alive at every moment and continue working for Indias progress he tweetedagravecurrencedilagravecurrennotagravecurrenu00c2u0095agravecurrenfrac34 agravecurrencedilagravecurrenfrac34agravecurrenyen agravecurrencedilagravecurrennotagravecurrenu00c2u0095agravecurrenfrac34 agravecurrenmicroagravecurreniquestagravecurrenu00c2u0095agravecurrenfrac34agravecurrencedil agravecurrencedilagravecurrennotagravecurrenu00c2u0095agravecurrenfrac34 agravecurrenmicroagravecurreniquestagravecurrenparaagraveyenu00c2u008dagravecurrenmicroagravecurrenfrac34agravecurrencedil agravecurrenmicroagravecurreniquestagravecurrenu00c2u009cagravecurrenmacragraveyenu00c2u0080 agravecurrenshyagravecurrenfrac34agravecurrendegagravecurrencurrenTogether we grow Together we prosper Together we will build a strong and inclusive India India wins yet again VijayiBharatmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi May 23 2019Celebration at BJP HQ New Delhi pictwittercomEN0AhD8S4gmdash Amit Shah AmitShah May 23 2019Aspirational India has proved it once again that India wants growth and a leadership that believes in country first amp acts tirelessly for the people Let us work together amp make lives of every countrymen better Jai Hind VijayiBharatmdash Arun Jaitley arunjaitley May 23 2019Several BJP leaders including party president Amit Shah Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley also followed suit and dropped the prefix from their profiles Modi said the word Chowkidar goes from his Twitter name but it remains an integral part of me Urging you all to do the same tooThe campaign was launched days after the Lok Sabha polls were announced on March 10 to counter Congress chief Rahul Gandhis repeated chowkidar chor hai watchman is a thief jibes on Modi over alleged irregularities in the Rafale jet deal Gandhi had latched on to the jibe in most of his election ralliesDuring the 2014 election campaign Modi had said that he would work like a chowkidar to protect peoples money and interests once electedAs the counting came to an end Prime Minister Narendra Modi recorded a spectacular victory in Varanasi clocking a margin of 475754 votes Modi polled a total of 669602 votes while his nearest rival Shalini Yadav of the Samajwadi Party SP got 193848 Ajay Rai of the Congress got 151800 votesVaranasi has been celebrating the Prime Ministers victory since the morning with songs dance and sweets According to sources Modi will visit Varanasi next week to offer thanks and prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath templeWith inputs from PTIFor all the live updates and stats on Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 click hereTop Election Results 2019 storiesElection Results 2019 Modi wave across India as BJP supporters rejoiceLok Sabha election results 2019 As Smriti Irani wins in Amethi meet her cutest supporterInside Photos Uddhav Aaditya Thackeray with Devendra Fadnavis at Matoshree in BandraElection Results 2019 Shiv Sena supporters celebrate with laddoos at Sena Bhavan in DadarLok Sabha Election results 2019 Hema Malini congratulates architect Narendra Modi on TwitterArnab Goswami accidentally refers to Sunny Deol as Sunny Leone Netizens go crazyLok Sabha Election results 2019 BJPSena combine leads in 44 seats NCP in 3 in MaharashtraLok Sabha Election Results 2019 Smriti Irani leads Rahul Gandhi twitter goes berserkLok Sabha Election Results 2019 Sunny Deols dhai kilo ka haath too much for Sunil JakharLok Sabha Election results 2019 Narendra Modi congratulates Naveen Patnaik for retaining OdishaElection 2019 Urmila Matondkar files complaint with EC alleging mismatch in signatures on EVM formCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates