GJM supremo Bimal Gurung today said it was BJP's advocacy for smaller states that led his party to support it in Darjeeling.
"Many may have several questions as to why the BJP? In the last elections, with our support the BJP won. For the first time our 107-year-old demand for a separate state was raised in Parliament. The whole nation came to know of the plight of the Gorkhas and their justified demand," Gurung said in a Facebook post.
"The BJP's advocacy of smaller states in the Federal polity is a positive sign for realignment of the boundaries of India. The BJP's commitment to sympathetically consider the long-pending demands of the Gorkhas, adivasis and other people of Darjeeling district and Dooars region proves the sincerity of the party," he said.
Stating that time had come to set aside all differences and join hands for greater good, Gurung also cautioned the people of the hills to be conscious of "designs" of those opposing the GJM.
"Their divisive politics is aimed at bringing a rift among a united Gorkha community. They aim at misleading our youth, intellectuals, women and members of other communities by making false promises," he said.
"Our hopes, aspirations, dreams lies in helping the BJP win convincingly. Posterity will always remember us for taking the right decision," he added further.
