Narendra Modi is seen as a unifying personality. He has strengthened India. His efforts to mold a hugely diverse country into a 'single united nation' has thrilled the people of this great country.
His efforts for uniting India with a consensus national consciousness touched deep emotions among the masses.
The 2024 mandate is a proof that Modi's slogans work .... one of the best would be "Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat (One India, Greatest nation India)".
This generated a Sense of oneness and this brings votes and greater acceptability to the BJP.
Modi is also a modernizer who is spearheading the country's economic rise and making optimum use of technology.
Digital banking is revolutionary. It has enhanced a poor vegetable vendor's confidence and also clean the system.
His technocratic style of governance, marked by an "art of implementation," conveys fundamental competence in administrative matters.
In a large and chaotic democracy where rule-of-law is in short supply, Modi's mastery over the minutest of public policies and his personal involvement in almost all governance issues assure voters that they have a "24/7" public servant-in-chief, says the magazine Newsweek.
As stated Modi is a symbol for clean governance.
The absence of a single credible corruption scandal involving the central government since he became prime minister in 2014 is an 'exceptional record', says the leading western magazine.
His messaging during election campaign rallies that, "I was not born to enjoy life, but to work hard on your behalf," resonates with the working classes.
Smoother and corruption-free delivery of social welfare schemes to the poor are key factors for Modi's undiminished popularity. Even middle class and neo-middle class see him as a hero for some of these factors.
Modi is closely associated with national strength and solidity.
Unlike the period between 1989-2014, when wobbly coalition governments of motley groups of parties were the norm, the Modi era has produced governments with a clear majority and a decisive mandate from voters for the BJP to govern firmly and deliver on promises.
Modi's clarion call in the campaigning for the elections that India needs a "stable government with unequivocal majority" appeals to many voters who believe continuity of the regime is necessary for the nation's rise.
Importantly, the independent positions India has taken on international wedge issues, often defying India's Western partners like the United States, have been wildly popular with young middle-class voters who are patriotic and aspire for India to take a seat at the global high table beside China and the United States.
The 'Newsweek' says : "...... the Modi magic with voters draws upon his projection as the spearhead of India's upward trajectory in international affairs.
His personal chemistry with world leaders, showpiece foreign visits, stewardship of prominent global institutions such as the G20, rescue missions to save Indians stranded abroad have always been appreciated and were vote garnering factors !
"The accolades that pour in from prominent foreign personalities and institutions all redound to Modi's advantage in elections," the magazine says.
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