Advani told The Indian Express that the blueprint of his idea of Opposition-Government ties had been spelt out in his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the address by the President in Lok Sabha on June 5. “There cannot be any monopoly or copyright on the three principles (of good governance, development and security)... I wish to assure the Prime Minister and the Leader of the House that my party and the NDA will extend full and constructive support to the government whenever we find that you are protecting the interests of the nation... The din and drama of elections is over. Let us put behind us the acrimony of the election campaign,” Advani had said.

Arun Jaitley, who was made Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha much against the wishes of a large section of the party, spoke in a similar vein in the Upper House on June 5. “The emphasis on high growth and low inflation, the priority to the right to food, the zero tolerance to terror, the examination of one-rank one-pension in the armed forces, the commitment to approve the Women’s Reservation Bill are all areas of agreement with the government. We shall support the government on each of these measures,” he had said.