New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was felicitated by BJP President JP Nadda and party's former national presidents on Sunday during BJP National Executive Committee meeting for achieving the 100 crores COVID19 vaccination target.

BJP National Executive Committee is underway at the NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi on Sunday.

The National Executive Committee meeting has been inaugurated by PM Modi and party president JP Nadda. All participants at the meeting were registered digitally. Around 342 people are taking part in this meeting today. 

Addressing a press conference, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, "When Covid came no one in the world knew how to handle it. Modi Ji constituted a task force for vaccines, and today we can see the result. Within 9 months, 1 billion doses were inoculated. WHO also approved made in India vaccine 'Covaxin'". 

"People of West Bengal have expressed their faith in PM Modi. After Assembly polls, many BJP workers were murdered in the state. JP Nadda ji during his speech today said that BJP will continue to stand with the people of West Bengal", Pradhan said. 

BJP president JP Nadda spoke about various initiatives of the government including abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. He also said that the party's vote share in recent polls has increased.