``A war has been thrust on us and our aim should be to retain our territory which has been taken by the enemy. Our armed forces have achieved success and the enemy is being pushed closer to the Line of Control,'' he told a meeting of party workers here.

The prime minister who was here to attend a function to mark the birth centenary celebrations of Bharat Ratna Gulzarilal Nanda, said the country had achieved ``tremendous success'' in the Kargil operations.

``Our jawans are achieving success in Kargil and I want to give this news to you,'' he said. ``To win a war, a nation has to remain united and this is what is happening,'' he said.

He said the enemy was getting frustrated as they were being pushed closer to the Line of Control and that this was evident from their actions. Vajpayee said the BJP-led governmentdid not want to ``indulge in politics'' at this time and keeping this in view, he had taken all political parties into confidence and kept them informed of the latest developments on Kargil.

``I have been holding regular meetings with opposition parties and have taken them into confidence on the matter and all decisions are taken in a democratic manner,'' he said.

``As a war has been thrust on us, we have to take it to its logical conclusion and the entire nation's strength and resources are needed for doing so,'' he said.

On the coming Lok Sabha elections, he said ``our first aim should be to win the war and there is no need of worrying about the elections''.

He said the defence forces were making immense sacrifices for the country and BJP workers could contribute their bit by informing people about the ongoing conflict and providing support to the families of soldiers killed in battle.

He said the nation was passing through a trying phase and with the jawans battling it out at the border,``nothing should be said which would demoralise them''.

Vajpayee said he was confident that the nation would emerge victorious from the present conflict. Earlier, at the function to mark the birth centenary celebrations of Nanda, the prime minister said Nanda was the embodiment of honesty, truth, discipline and righteousness.

He said Nanda all along fought against corruption and it was during his tenure as home minister that bodies like the vigilance committee, department of public grievances and administrative reforms were set up to root out corruption.

Recalling his contribution towards economic development, Vajpayee said he always advocated involvement of the people in successful implementation of development schemes.