Balancing act: Why RSS is firmly backing Narendra Modi

Nistula Hebbar, The Economic Times, 13th December, 2013

RSS insiders say that the decision to back Modi was arrived at after a long period of soul searching and some pretty risky moves on the Parivar chess boards. Ultimately, Modi’s popularity and the Sangh’s own feedback from its pranth pracharak swung it.

More than Cong, it is Rahul’s defeat: Raman Singh

Suvojit Bagchi, The Hindu, 13th September, 2013

Mr. Singh said Chhattisgarh “rejected Rahul Gandhi” and voted for a government that “can deliver on promises.” “Rahul Gandhi took a personal interest and nominated his own candidate; but nothing worked as people preferred development to any other thing,” he said.

From one Friday the 13th to another: Narendra Modi has come a long way

Subham Ghosh, One India, 12th December, 2013

The last Friday the thirteenth Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was anointed as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. And the party saw some of the biggest advantages since Modi was formally declared its prime ministerial candidate.

2014:Narendra Modi’s Rally in Mumbai; Congress to get message from BJP

Nairita, The Hindu, 12th December, 2013

Mumbai, the Dream City, is getting decked up for the mega rally of BJP’s PM candidate -Narendra Modi. The party has been planning to hold a mega rally on Dec 22 in order to send a strong message to Congress.

Modi to attend Vasundhara Raje’s swearing-in as Rajasthan CM today

Niticentral, 13th December, 2013

Vasundhara Raje, who spearheaded BJP’s spectacular comeback to power in Rajasthan, will be sworn-in as Chief Minister at a ceremony on Friday. Over 50 thousands visitors are expected to attend the ceremony.