September 30, 2016

"In May 2014, the people of India elected a new government led by the controversial but charismatic Narendra Modi. It was the first time in 30 years that a single party — the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP — had won power on its own, giving the new government the mandate to govern without relying on an unwieldy coalition that had stymied progress on major economic reforms under the previous government. 

One of the main reasons the BJP had risen to power with such gusto was due to its high-voltage campaign which was focused on the themes of development and governance, which resonated with an Indian electorate hungry for economic development, jobs, and higher living standards.  

Modi, who comes from a provincial political background, had no direct experience of national level politics and had never been a member of parliament. But he built his candidacy for the prime minister's position based on his experience as the leader (Chief Minister) of the western Indian state of Gujarat for more than a decade. "

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