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Arun Jaitley compares Ramdev with Mahatma Gandhi, JP Narayan

New Delhi: After achieving victory in Lok Sabha polls, senior BJP leaders today "thanked" Ramdev for "awakening" the voters and compared his efforts with the struggles undertaken by national leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Jayprakash Narayan.

Apart from Jaitely, Rajnath Singh also attended the function. The BJP president also thanked Ramdev for his support in the electoral battle.

"I thank for your contribution (in the electoral battle). You have not worked for the party, but for the country," Singh said.

The yoga guru's large number of followers had actively campaigned for BJP candidates across the country.

Many BJP MPs including former army chief and Ghaziabad MP V K Singh, former Mumbai Police Commissioner and Bagpath MP Satypal Singh, Delhi MPs Udit Raj, Meenakshi Lekhi, Maheish Girri, former Himachal Pradesh CM and Kangra MP Shanta Kumar and Asansol MP Babul Supriyo were also present for the function.