At a glance: Top 10 politicians of 2013

New Delhi: 2013 has been quite an eventful year in Indian politics. From the anointment of Modi as BJP's PM candidate to the 1-4 drubbing of the Congress and the spectacular victory of Arvind Kejriwakl led AAP in Delhi, it's a long list of exciting twists and turning points in Indian politics.Here we are giving you a list of 10 politicians who were at the centre stage of these twists and turns:1. Narendra ModiYear 2013 has been a very eventful year for Narendra Modi. In this year, he was first appointed as the chairman of BJP's central election management committee and after some time he was declared the prime ministerial candidate of the party for 2014 elections.These two announcements became more significant in view of the fact that the section led by BJP patriarch L K Advani tried its best to stall the ascendance of Modi but could not succed.In the same year, Modi faced snooping charges against a woman. The Gujarat government has formed a commission to look into these charges and the last word is yet to be heard in this matter. 2. Arvind KejriwalArvind Kejriwal's emergence as a force to reckon with in Delhi politics has been a major highlight of this year.Arvind Kejriwal's opponents always taunted him to prove his popular mandate by fighting elections. Arvind proved them wrong and under his leadership AAP won 28 seats in Delhi assembly elections. Arvind has succeeded in challenging the arrogance of the run-of-the- mill politicians. 3. Shivraj Singh ChouhanShivraj Singh Chouhan's third consecutive victory in recently concluded assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh has almost put him on a par with Narendra Modi in BJP.A man known for humble approach with non-controversial image has succeeded in carving a niche for himself in Madhya Pradesh Politics. Impressed by his performance, the BJP is seriously considering the proposal to make him a member of BJP parliamentary board.4. Raman SinghRaman Singh also created history in Chhattisgarh when he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state for third time in a row.Raman Singh managed to lead his party to a comfortable victory in recently concluded assembly elections despite all odds.Congress was hoping a sympathy wave in its favour after its top leadership was eliminated in an attack by Naxals but Raman Singh managed to pull off victory for his party.5. Vasundhara Raje ScindiaSenior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia successfully made a comeback in Rajasthan by trouncing Ashok Gehlot led government.This was for the second time that Vasundhara took oath as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.6. Pu LalthanhawlaMizoram was the only state that gave good news to Congress party. The incumbent Chief Minister Pu Lalthanhawla led Mizoram Congress to a spectacular victory in recently concluded assembly elections. Lalthanhawla took oath as Mizoram Chief Minister for fifth term. 7. K SiddaramaiahK Siddaramaiah of Congress succeeded in putting break to the BJP juggernaut in southern India. Under his leader leadership, the congress defeated the BJP government in Karnataka.Apart from the corruption charges against the BJP government, the clean image of Siddaramaiah also played a crucial role in ensuring the defeat of the only BJP government in southern India.8. Nitish KumarBihar Chief Minister and senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar shocked the BJP when he decided to break the 17 year old alliance with the saffron party.Not comfortable with Narendra Modi's increasing stature and L K Advani's marginalization within BJP, Nitish decided to part ways with the BJP.9. Manmohan SinghThe year 2013 saw the diminishing authority of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. His authority was challenged by both the party president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi .Manmoahn Singh felt quite helpless when Rahul Gandhi termed the cabinet decision on proclaiming an ordinance on convicted lawmakers as ‘absolute nonsense'.India had never witnessed such humiliation of a Prime Minister by his own party vice president.10. Rahul GandhiThis year saw Rahul Gandhi taking centre stage in Congress politics. For all practical purposes, Rahul has emerged as the sole power centre in Congress.The poor health of Sonia Gandhi has contributed to her decreasing role in key decision making in the party.Most probably, the Congress party will declare him as the Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 general elections despite the 1-4 drubbing of the party in recently concluded assembly elections for which Rahul had campaigned extensively.