It's not that Modi has no experience of running a government. In fact, he is now one of India's longest serving Chief Ministers given that fact that he ruled Gujarat for 12 long years. He has scripted Gujarat's success story, especially in terms of industrial growth, that has won him applause both within and outside India although a lot remains to be done in Gujarat if socio-economic indicators are to be believed. Will he be able to replicate his Gujarat success on national level because running a state is different from running the nation.
The reality is that the road is not that easy for Modi. Modi has made promises to change the destiny of people living in villages and remote areas of the country. He told the electorate – you give me a stable govt, I will change your destiny. People have given him a strong government. Can Modi really change their destiny now?
What needs to be understood is that India has a federal structure and the onus of changing the living standard of people actually lies on the state governments. Health , education, electricity ,roads are subjects that are crucial for changing the living standard of hoi-polloi but they all fall within state list and the central govt can't interfere much. The central government can at best introduce new schemes and allocate more funds but who will execute those programmes? It's the state governments whose machinery would be responsible for executing these schemes and programmes.
What if Modi does not get whole hearted support from state governments? One can't overlook the fact that bigger states like UP, Bihar, West Bengal, karnataka are all ruled by opposition parties. Leaders like Mamata banerjee, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, Nitish kumar and his protégé Jitan Ram Manjhi would not like Modi to make inroads into their bastions sitting on development rath.
