Chief Minister Narendra Modi was elected to the Gujarat assembly Thursday, retaining Maninagar constituency in Ahmedabad's outskirts by more than 70,000 votes.
With Modi eyeing the top executive role in South Block, sycophants have also flocked around him.
Modi was sworn in as chief minister for the fourth time at the head of a 17-member ministry at a public ceremony in Ahmedabad.
The Centre today downplayed the presence of leading political leaders at the swearing-in function of Narendra Modi, who assumed office of Chief Minister of Gujarat for the fourth consecutive time.
The guest-list at Modi's swearing-in ceremony is probably an early glimpse of what a future NDA under him could look like.
Large sections may have an negative attitude to Modi, but even they should see what makes him different and why the idea is important for India
If the BJP wants to stay relevant in national politics, it has to put Modi in a significant organisational position.
Muslims in Gujarat today say they want the narrative of eternal suffering, victimhood and persecution to change. If only the ambulance-chasers would let them.
BJP has won 115 seats in the 182-member House, 23 more than what is required for a simple majority.
With Savitaben Khant's death, the Opposition party's strength in the 182-member Assembly has been reduced to 60.
The thing about Modi is that people who hate him can't see anything good in what he does, and those who love him can't hear any evil about him.
Experts feel that Modi was humble in his victory speech in a calculated move because he knows that he can move to national politics only if he projects a humble image.
Yesterday, all-knowing Justice Katju shared his views on development in Gujarat with the world, publishing a new post on his blog.
Modi has demonstrated that India's politics is aspirational, and that unlike in 2004, when the Congress succeeded in ambushing the India Shining campaign, 'development' and 'economic reforms' aren't dirty words anymore.