(With inputs from agencies)

NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday referring to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 's recent criticism of the Narendra Modi government said that while Singh only follows, PM Modi leads his party."Former Prime Minister Manmohan follows his party, PM Narendra Modi leads his party," said Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoting the BJP chief Amit Shah . Sitharaman was briefing the media about Amit Shah's address at the national executive meetFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday had accused the Modi government of "slowly but surely" undermining the values that a democratic polity should fiercely protect.Holding Congress responsible for disrespecting constitutional proceedings, BJP president Amit Shah said that the opposition introduced the no-confidence motion without paying heed to the conditions that sanction its provision."When we won the no-confidence motion, the opposition told us 'when did we say you (NDA) don't have the number?'. This shows opposition's disruptive politics," said the party chief at the national executive meet.Taking a dig at efforts by some opposition parties to stitch together a grand alliance against the BJP, Amit Shah said, "Mahagathbandhan is an eyewash, an illusion and is based on falsehood".Shah said that the Narendra Modi-led government is working for "making India" whereas the Congress is working for "breaking India.""The party would win in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with a mandate bigger than 2014," said BJP president. The BJP had won 282 seats out of 543 in the 2014 parliamentary election.He added that Narendra Modi government has worked a lot for the development of the country."Today, India has surpassed France in terms of economy. The BJP has government in 19 states and ruling 75 per cent of the country. We should not be complacent and should work to ensure a bigger victory in 2019," Shah said.