Top BJP leaders on Tuesday framed the 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as a period that saw the resurgence of pride in Bhartiyata (Indian-ness) and one that restored India’s true global standing.Speaking to reporters on the eve of June 10, when PM Modi will surpass first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister, BJP president Nitin Nabin said the era of Bharatiyata is here.“There was a time when we did not take pride in Indian-ness. Prime Minister Modi has liberated us from that mindset. Today, Bhartiyata is being is being celebrated not just at home but also abroad,” said Nabin.He was joined by top BJP leaders and Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan.Nabin said Indians have under Modi put symbols of slavery behind.“Yoga is a symbol of Bharatiyata so is the Ganga Aarti. Even ‘namaste’ has become a global diplomatic language today,” said the BJP chief.He also mentioned Modi’s Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat campaign as key to unifying India and channelling its energies.“There was a PM who once said 54 crore people were a liability. Today, we see 140 crore people as an asset,” Nabin said, citing the abrogation of Article 370, eradication of naxalism and a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism as defining features of the BJP-led NDA dispensation under Modi.Nabin also said that in 12 years basic facilities that had evaded people for years have been delivered at the doorstep, from toilets and schools to cylinders and health services.