Election 2009

Hindutva & development not contradictory: Narendra Modi

23 April 2009

Much as he would not want to acknowledge it, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi remains BJP’s star campaigner. By the time the last of the campaign rounds end on May 14, he would have addressed over 225 rallies and meetings, more than any other leader either in his party or among his opponents. In an [...]

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Audio E(lection) – Greetings Namo’s creative new way to reach out to his vast fan following

22 April 2009

For all Namo fans, here’s a novel treat – Mr. Modi’s spectacular speeches can now be found in your inbox. Log onto the Gujarat CM’s official website www.narendramodi.in and send snazzily designed e-greetings (http://narendramodi.in/egreetings) with Mr. Modi’s unrivaled oratory to engross family and friends. Hear his views on a range of issues right from his [...]

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Hang Afzal Guru to prove your strength, Modi to PM Manmohan

21 April 2009

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Manmohan Singh can be called a ‘strong’ Prime Minister only if he hangs Afzal Guru.  “The Supreme Court has awarded death sentence to Afzal Guru for the attack on Parliament. If you have the guts to hang him, then only it will be proved that you are [...]

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Modi to address five meeting on Friday

17 April 2009

Chief Minister Narendra Modi will address five public meetings in south and central Gujarat on Friday. Modi has so far addressed 11 meetings in three days. He will now be seen at a meet in Nana Ponda in Valsad, Limbdi in Dahod, Bharuch, Petlad in Anand and Nadiad in Kheda Lok Sabha constituency. Till now, [...]

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Narendra Modi at Aap Ki Adalat talk show (Video)

13 April 2009

Narendra Modi at Aap Ki Adalat talk show by Rajat Sharma

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The Narendra Modi Interview on Times Now

5 April 2009

Narendra Modi’s exclusive interview on Times now on 1st of April 2009, CM says this election is about Votebank vs Development politics and not about Manmohan vs Advani.

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INDIA ELECTION EYE-Gujarat’s Modi to strengthen BJP-poll

1 April 2009

The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India’s general election campaign. (Items are from own sources unless stated.) * Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat state, will strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) influence in the region and is also a favourite among 79 percent of the people for development work, according to [...]

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Modi, Advani kick off BJP’s nationwide poll campaign from Maninagar

28 March 2009

Putting his best foot forward, PM-in-waiting LK Advani chose to fall back on one of BJP’s safest bastions, Maninagar, to launch an election campaign. Even as BJP leadership trained guns on UPA, all leaders took time to laud Gujarat government and Chief Minister Narendra Modi. “I am starting my campaign on the New Year Day [...]

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Narendra Modi tops campaign chart

23 March 2009

  L. K. Advani may be BJP’s prime ministerial candidate but it is Narendra Modi that the party wants for its poll rallies. Modi is in greater demand than Advani. More and more BJP leaders want the Hindutva poster boy, who mixes ideology and the development plank, to be in their states to pull in [...]

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Congress has shut doors on Marathi manoos as PM: Modi

16 March 2009

Gujarat chief minister and BJP’s star campaigner Narendra Modi said here on Sunday that NCP chief Sharad Pawar has failed to anticipate the Congress  game plan of shutting the doors on a Maharashtrian forever for the post of Prime Minister by ensuring a Maharashtrian as the President of India. Narendra Modi at Election Campaign Modi [...]

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Modi not my heir apparent, declares Advani

14 March 2009

Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani has said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was not his “heir apparent” although he may be party’s most popular leader right now. Asked by the Outlook magazine in an interview whether Modi was “standing above the other leaders of the second generation in the BJP” [...]

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Modi govt appoints six parliamentary secretaries

2 March 2009

The state has appointed six parliamentary secretaries in the government. This unprecedented move, which comes right before parliamentary elections, is an effort to bring about regional balance which was lacking in the government till now. BJP sources pointed out that the appointment of MLAs as parliamentary secretaries by Chief Minister Narendra Modi came at a [...]

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