Kottayam: Union Petroleum Minister Ram Naik has said the Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani complemented each other very well 'like Lord Rama and Lord Krishna'.

Inaugurating the party's newly constructed hall in Kottayam last night (Jan 19), Naik said no non-Congress Prime Minister had continued for more than three years but "Atalji is an exception".

Naik also referred to Vajpayee's formula for the growth of a party. The first was 'sanghatan' or organise in which the workers would organise in a 'nice way and keep good relationship'. Sangharsh or struggle for the cause of the people was the second factor, while samrakshana, the nurturing of the party for constructive work, was the third factor.

He said when he took charge as the Petroleum Minister, the number of applicants for LPG connection was 1.10 crore. So far 3.30 crore connections had been allotted.

Vajpayee government had achieved many things, which the Congress could not during the last 40 years, he added.

BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) district president B Radhakrishna Menon presided over the meeting.

PTI