BJP's big Gujarat win: Narendra Modi gets hat-trick
A huge stage with a massive cut-out is being erected at the BJP office to welcome man of the moment Narendra Modi, who will be the Chief Minister of Gujarat again, winning a third straight term and with a bigger mandate. Mr Modi now looks set to win 123 of Gujarat's 182 assembly seats, six more than his 2007 tally of 117 seats.
He needed only 92 of those seats to form government. But a big winning margin was important for Mr Modi; it will give legitimacy to his claim to a bigger role at the national stage. At the party office in Ahmedabad, his celebrating supporters seem clear where he is headed next. They held up posters that said, "This is the trailer, watch the film in 2014" and "CM in 2012, PM in 2014" and even "Hit & Fit for PM."
Mr Modi is scheduled to address the media at 5 this evening. Before that the chief minister is meeting his mother. He tweeted that he will seek her blessings.
He needed only 92 of those seats to form government. But a big winning margin was important for Mr Modi; it will give legitimacy to his claim to a bigger role at the national stage. At the party office in Ahmedabad, his celebrating supporters seem clear where he is headed next. They held up posters that said, "This is the trailer, watch the film in 2014" and "CM in 2012, PM in 2014" and even "Hit & Fit for PM."
Mr Modi is scheduled to address the media at 5 this evening. Before that the chief minister is meeting his mother. He tweeted that he will seek her blessings.
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