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Why Narendra Modi is the only hope for BJP in 2014

New Delhi, Dec 26: The emphatic win of BJP in Gujarat assembly elections has not only underlined Narendra Modi's supremacy in Gujarat but has also given the party a ray of hope for 2014 general



Do they have any other leader among their ranks who has got national following and appeal. Arun Jaitely and Sushma Swaraj have every quality – they are good orators with a good parliamentary record but their Achilles hill is the lack of mass following. They are not mass leaders and even they are fully aware of it. That is the reason why both Arun Jaitely and Sushma have publically said that Modi can be the buzz word for the party in 2014 elections. Arun Jaitely's preference was never in doubt but it was public statement of Sushma Swaraj that gave an insight into what is actually being discussed in the BJP. The RSS chief has already given his approval over Modi's name. Then why this hesitance and ambiguity on BJP's part?