V for Varanasi and Varanasi for Modi.

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Narendra Modi to contest from Varanasi

TNN | New Delhi | Mar 15, 2014:: The BJP confirmed on Saturday evening that its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi would contest from Varanasi in the Lok Sabha elections.

The Gujarat CM's candidature from Varansi is significant because of AAP's reported plan to pit Arvind Kejriwal against Modi if he chooses to contest from anywhere outside Gujarat.

The decision to have Modi contest from Varanasi has been driven by BJP's calculation that his presence in the state arena will be a force multiplier for the party's comeback bid in UP. The largest state, with its share of 80 seats in Lok Sabha, is crucial for Modi's plans to become PM.

Saffron tacticians feel Modi's presence in Varanasi will boost the prospects of BJP candidates in 28 Lok Sabha seats in eastern UP, of which 18 go to polls in the last phase. They feel Modi will be able to make a Somnath to Kashi Viswanath connect — a reference to the two revered pilgrim destinations of Somnath in Gujarat and Varanasi.

Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, whose home Lok Sabha constituency is Varanasi will vacate it for Modi and will instead contest from Kanpur.

Like Varanasi, Kanpur is also considered a safe seat for BJP.

Also, while declaring the names of the candidates, BJP leader Ananth Kumar said BJP president Rajnath Singh will contest from the Lucknow seat, while leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha will contest from Armitsar.

Dr Harsh Vardhan, who was BJP's chief ministerial candidate in the 2013 Delhi assembly election, will contest from Chandni Chowk constituency in Delhi.

Courtesy: TOI. 

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'IITians support MODI', IIT-Delhi Narendra Modi fans campaign NAMO 4 PM.

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IIT-Delhi Narendra Modi fans launch unofficial campaign. 

Heena Kausar | Mail Today | New Delhi, February 27, 2014::  BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has found an ardent support-base in the corridors of the hub of India's techie geniuses, IIT Delhi.

A group of around 200 students of the premier institute have come together to campaign for the Gujarat Chief Minister as the general elections draw near.

"It was around six months ago that five fellow students and I discussed channelling the strong support wave for Modi prevalent in the institute.

That's when the idea to form a student group to campaign for Modi struck. We also formed a Facebook group for students like us," said a core group member requesting anonymity.

The group, which calls itself 'IITians support MODI', says while they support the man himself, it does not necessarily translate into support for his party, the BJP. The Facebook group boasts of 381 members, and includes IITians from Kharagpur as well.

Being IIT students, members feel, gives them an edge when they try to convince people to vote for Modi.

"We are independent of the BJP and have no alliance with them. We introduce ourselves as IIT students and not BJP supporters because then we will not be considered neutral," said Sahil Aggarwal, a final year Mechanical Engineering student, whose mobile ringtone is a song in Modi's praise.

The group holds weekly meetings to decide their plan of action. As of now the group is focusing on its campaign on social media, for which each member has to devote at least 3- 4 hours daily.

Courtesy: India Today.

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Modi Café to MODIfy NexGen in College Campus.

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Modi Café on college campuses to woo youths

PTI | New Delhi | 6 Feb 2014 (update 07/02):: To encourage youths to support Narendra Modi, BJP's youth wing has selected 10,220 "campus ambassadors" who will start 'Modi Cafes' in their respective colleges across the country to seek votes for the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.

Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha said it has reached out to private institutions where political activities rarely take place.

"The college ambassadors are drawn from 2,730 academic institutions among 537 districts across the country," it said in a statement.

"These campus ambassadors will start 'Modi Cafe' by February 10 in their own campuses where discussions will be conducted about Modi's agenda and policies," it said.

BJYM President Anurag Thakur said the programme is getting a good response from even those states where BJP is not strong and asserted that the party will see positive results from there as well.

2,130 such ambassadors have been chosen in Uttar Pradesh colleges, followed by 1001 in Gujarat, 976 in Haryana, 766 in Maharashtra, 234 in West Bengal and 350 in Andhra Pradesh, he said.

Courtesy: PTI.

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Modi's Brigade Rally Tomorrow at Kolkata. City of Joy is Overwhelmed with the Expectation of Modi Magic.

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Tight security for Modi’s Brigade rally

SNS | Kolkata | 4 February 2014:: Kolkata Police are not taking any chance regarding the security of Mr Narendra Modi and have put in place an elaborate "pre-rally security arrangement" three days in advance for his rally at Brigade Parade Ground on 5 February. 

A senior officer claimed that this is the first time such arrangements have been made for a political leader visiting Kolkata. 

The security arrangement were put in place from 2 February and will continue till 4 February. 

The security arrangement includes posting guards at the venue on the night before the rally. 

Though the arrangement manual states the "night arrangement" are a part of Kolkata High Court's directive to prevent abuse of the ground, senior officers of the city police said this is being done considering the threat perception to Mr Modi. 

Another reason for the high security is because the city police are apprehending "innocent explosion" at the rally to create panic said a senior officer of the city police. He said officers from the bomb squad and the dog squad have been asked to inspect the ground and the adjacent areas. The Central intelligence agencies have also cautioned the city police regarding similar blasts like the ones at Modi's rally in Bihar. 

"We are seriously examining the intelligence inputs and would not take any chance with security," said a senior officer of the city police. Senior police officer, including joint CP (headquarters) Rajeev Mishra, inspected the venue to supervise the security arrangements. 

National Security Guard (NSG), Gujarat Police, anti-terrorist cell of Gujarat police and Kolkata police will provide security to Mr Modi. 

Thirty CCTV cameras and six watch towers will monitor the entire venue, said the senior officer.

Courtesy: The Statesman, Kolkata.

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ARRANGEMENTS:

Expected 5 lakhs Modi supporters may attend.
High Security Zones. Special Gujarat FForce with Modi.
Modi will come @ helicopter and reach the venue directly.
3 special trains have been arranged for North Bengal BJP workers.
3000 vehicles are bound to reach the venue.
Water pouch and medical arrangements.
84 NaMo Tea Stall and moving Tea vendor to generate publicity.
21700 booked online guest seats.
10000 Tea vendors and small entrepreneurs are invited.
Three 1000 square feet Diases. Modi in the Middle.
Twelve Giant LED Screen.
1000 volunteers to maintain crowd and May I Help You'.
Launching of MODI TIMES (fortnightly) and MODI TIMES Stall at the Venue. 

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Bappi Lahiri sings NAMO songs. Joined Modi Brigade with other TV artists and anchors.

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Bappi Lahiri joins BJP to sing the victory song for Narendra Modi. 

It’s music to BJP, Bappi Lahiri joins party

THE HINDU SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT | NEW DELHI | 31 JANUARY 2014:: Hindi film music director Bappi Lahiri joined the BJP on Friday.

Mr. Lahiri, known for his flamboyant dressing and penchant for gold jewellery, said there was a wave in the country in favour of the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

The music director, who had campaigned for the Congress in 2004, said that 10 years ago, there was a Congress wave. But now “the wave is here,” he told mediapersons at the BJP headquarters in the capital.

Party president Rajnath Singh said Mr. Lahiri’s services might be used in his home State, West Bengal.

Others who joined the party are Tuhin Sinha, writer of television soap Yeh Rista Kya Kehlata Hai and co-author of the former BJP president Nitin Gadkari's book ‘India Aspires’; actor Prashant Narayan; TV actress and former president of the Jodhpur University Students Union Ashima Sharma; writer of the children series ‘My Friend Ganesha’ Sachindra Sharma; TV actor Gaurav Chopra and scriptwriter Rajiv Dhamija. [Courtesy: The Hindu].

Really, It’s a music to BJP circles. Bappi Lahiri joins party to contest in Lok Sabha election from a West Bengal seat as the reliable sources supports the reality of the news.  Bappida wishes to sing the victory song for Narendra Modi. ~ modiTimes.

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Modi tea stall near Rahul's interaction venue in Raipur.

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BJP's experiment: Modi tea stall near Rahul's interaction venue in Raipur

Ejaz Kaiser |  Hindustan Times |  Raipur | January 29, 2014 :: As Congress workers will gather on Wednesday in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur to listen to party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, they will also find their way to a Narendra Modi tea stall set up near the venue.

Rahul will visit Raipur in the afternoon to hold a dialogue session with party workers and leaders where he is expected to take questions and address the gathering at the city's indoor stadium.

The timing and venue of BJP's tea experiment to connect with the voters is going to raise eyebrows.

The responsibility of managing BJP prime ministerial candidate Modi's tea vendor symbolism - Chai Choupal and Chai pe Charcha - has been taken up by the state unit of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM).

The campaign is centred around tea stalls and is meant to take Modi's message to the heart of local political discussions in India and remind people of his own humble origins as a tea vendor.

It also aims to turn the jibes made about Modi's tea-seller background by rival politicians in recent weeks to his advantage.

Modi will officially launch the campaign on February 1 in Gandhinagar, by interacting live with people at 1,000 tea stalls across 300 parliamentary constituencies using a combination of internet, television broadcast technology, mobile and social media platforms.

"We are setting up mobile tea stalls at various points across the city to offer tea free of cost. It might be a sheer coincidence that today's spot is close to the venue where Rahul Gandhi is visiting. Our aim is just to run a campaign in support of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who gets the opportunity to assume nation’s top responsibility as against the Congress where the dynastic rule prevails," the BJYM state president Anurag Singhdeo told Hindustan Times.

He insisted that they have nothing to do with the Congress event.

"The date-wise spot selection had been planned earlier," he said.

The Congress has criticised the move and said that it's not a mere coincidence that the BJYM hopes to stir up their campaign on Modi through the tea stall close to the venue.

"The BJP is known to create needless controversy," said Congress spokesperson Shailesh Nitin Trivedi.

Courtesy: HT.

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Narendra Modi's contribution to BJP win.

NaMo NaMo. Congress and others start Debate on Modi's Contribution in BJP's win etc. Modi starts march to make every state of India as Modi State, BJP State. Har Har Modi, Ghar Ghar Modi. Strengthen the BJP, Make India Prosperous. ~ MT. 

Narendra Modi's contribution to BJP win: the big debate

 

The BJP had named Narendra Modi presumptive PM in September.
Seen here, Modi arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi.

Samira Shaikh | NDTV | New Delhi | December 08, 2013:: Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate for 2014, arrived in Delhi on Sunday amid intense debate over his contribution to the BJP's superb performance in Assembly elections for which votes were counted. 

Top Congress leaders magnanimously congratulated the BJP's local leaders in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, states it has swept, but emphasised that they do not see this as a "Modi wave."

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, "Modi has not had any impact in Madhya Pradesh." 

But the BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad said while no praise was enough for the efforts of his party's state leaders like Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan and Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh, Mr Modi's impact must not be understated either. He said Mr Modi's extensive campaigning had enthused not just party cadre, but also voters. 

Ms Raje, set to be Rajasthan chief minister, said Mr Modi was "a very big factor" in her victory. She also predicted that, "This is the semi-final to what is going to happen," holding that today's results portend a return to power for her party in the national elections under Mr Modi's leadership. 

The BJP had named Mr Modi presumptive PM in September, overriding the suggestion of party leaders like LK Advani that this should be done only after these assembly elections. 

His fans say that confidence of the party in Mr Modi has been validated by today's performance. Detractors point out that if Mr Modi was indeed a big factor in these elections, then the BJP should've done better in Delhi, where it has emerged as the largest party in a hung House and in Chhattisgarh, where it has won by a slender majority.

Courtesy: NDTV. 

We need a better J&K, not a beggar J&K: Narendra Modi at Jammu Lalkar Rally.

Time to move beyond mentality of beggar state to create a better state: Narendra Modi in J&K

From Narendra Modi dot In:: Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Lalkaar Rally in the city of Jammu on the afternoon of Sunday 1st December 2013. In a comprehensive address filled with hope, aspiration and the message of peace and development, Shri Narendra Modi presented his vision for the people of Jammu Kashmir. He said that the time has come to move beyond the mentality of Jammu Kashmir being a better state and make the state a better state through good governance and fulfilling the aspirations of the people. “Jammu Kashmir Bhikhari Nahi Hain…yeh desh ke liye jeene marne wale log hain,” (people of J&K are not beggars, they want to dedicate themselves to our nation) he affirmed. He also said that the Centre is in deep slumber and no amount of people’s anger would awaken them.

In a clear message to those who have played petty politics with the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for 60 years, Shri Modi declared, “For 60 years they have been talking about separate state but the people got nothing. And there is even no accountability. In the name of creating a separate state they encouraged separatism. Wouldn’t it have been better if they had worked towards creating a super state? It was Atal ji who showed the way in turning J&K into a super state!”

Click Here>>Complete Reading Courtesy: NarendraModi.in.

Report by: Shubham Ghosh of One India | Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 16:49 [IST]

Dec 1: Two persons were killed in a blast here ahead of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's Lalkaar rally. Security arrangements were beefed in and around M A Stadium, the venue of the rally in the heart of the Jammu city. Teams from the Gujarat Police as well local police and Central Reserve Police Force left no stone unturned to ensure foolproof security for the rally. Six persons were killed in blasts during Modi's rally in Patna on October 27, resulting in a major political fight between the BJP and its opponent parties. Restrictions were imposed on several roads as part of the security measures. The army also extended a helping hand to the police and administration to ensure safety and security in and around Jammu. Modi will be assisted by BJP president Rajnath Singh and senior leader Arun Jaitley during the visit. This will be Modi's first visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir since his anointment as the party's prime ministerial candidate. Modi will return to Delhi on Sunday afternoon.

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Related: There should be discussion on Kashmir's Art. 370: Modi:: Free Press Kashmir.
Related: Modi in Jammu, says J&K should have been made super state instead of separate state:: India Today.

Narendra Modi's Lalkaar rally at Jammu. Politics of discrimination in J&K must end: Modi.

Politics of discrimination in J&K must end: Narendra Modi.

IBN LIVE | JAMMU | 01 Dec 2013:: In a bid to garner Muslim votes, BJP prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the politics of discrimination in Jammu and Kashmir must end.

"The rights that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has, does his sister Sarah Pilot enjoy the same rights? No, because she married outside the state. The women have not been given equal rights in the state unlike in other parts of the country," Modi said at an election rally in Jammu on Sunday.

Taking a dig at the UPA government, Modi said, "If the Centre had woken up after the killing of prisoner Chamel Singh and had raised the issue with Pakistan then possibly Sarabjit Singh's death could have been averted."

  

Narendra Modi said that Kashmiris have been denied rights due to Article 370 and it is been used as a shield for which the various laws made by the Centre were not applicable to J&K.

He also downplayed party's own stand on Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir, saying it should be debated whether the constitutional provision has been beneficial for the state and even hinted that it may give up its demand for abrogation if such a view emerges.

Addressing his first rally in Jammu after being named as the BJP prime ministerial candidate, Modi went on to say that Kashmiris have been denied rights due to Article 370 and the article is been used as a shield following which the various laws made by the Centre were not applicable to Jammu and Kashmir.

He echoed views expressed by party President Rajnath Singh, who earlier even told the 'Lalkar' rally that if Article 370 proved to be beneficial, his party would stand by the measure.

It is a departure from BJP's position seeking complete abrogation of the Article giving special status to J&K in the Union of India.

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Modi Storm in Rajasthan. Cong should be removed for the Unity of Country.

If country has to kept united Cong should be removed: Modi.

PTI | Jaisalmer/Sumerpur (Rajasthan) | 29 Nov 2013:: Holding Congress responsible of making the life of common man painful, Narendra Modi today asked people to erase that party from the political map of the country. “…if the country has to be kept united, Congress should be removed from the political map. Congress’ departure will be the real tribute to Mahatama Gandhi,” Modi said.

Accusing Congress of betraying the downtrodden sections, he challenged its claims of working for the welfare of the poor and said, “Congress leaders just humiliate the poor and do nothing for them… 

“They enjoy talking about the poor, but do not take interest in their uplift,” he said at BJP rallies in Sumerpur (Pali), Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, the home turf of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. 

Today was the last day of campaigning for the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly. Polling will be held on 1 December in 199 constituencies as voting in Churu has been postponed to December 13 following death of BSP candidate. 

In Jaisalmer, Modi said, “Congress has spread the poison of casteism and comnunalism….had Congress done politics of development, youth of the country would not have to face unemployment.” 

Claiming a wave in BJP’s favour, Modi said Congress will bite the dust and asked people to vote BJP to rid the country of Congress. 

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Vasundhara ji would form the next government in Rajasthan and after 200 days there would be a BJP government at the Centre.

Related Reading: Narendra Modi shocks Congress, promises to return land in Rajasthan:: One India.

Narendra Modi's chair used in Agra Meeting touches Rs. 4 lakh

The bid for Narendra Modi's chair touches Rss. 4 lakh.

PTI | Agra | 27 November 2013:: The bid to purchase the chair on which BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi sat during the Agra rally has gone up to Rs.4.21 lakh even as senior leaders said the practice was against party's culture.

BJP corporator Pramod Upadhyaya, who provided the furniture during the rally, said the latest bid that he has received is of Rs.4.21 lakh from a local dealer despite him refusing to sell the chair.

A BJP leader from Etah too has made a bid of Rs. Three lakh to purchase the chair, he said.

Upadhyaya, a BJP member of the Agra Municipal Corporation, said he had no intention to sell the chair and that he would like to keep the "coveted possession".

On being contacted, Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief Laxmikant Bajpai said the matter should be put to an end as "seats were not sold in the party, one has to work to get it".

Senior BJP leader Purushottam Khandelwal said that the practice of bidding for chairs was against the culture of the party and that it was the media which had hyped the issue.

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Agra: Contractor refuses to sell the chair that Narendra Modi sat on.

Agra: Bharatiya Janata Party Prime Ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is in the spotlight again with a chair he sat on last week while addressing a rally in Agra. Reports suggest that local BJP leaders from Agra are now engaged in a bidding war in order to purchase the chair.

On Tuesday, the bidding war reached a whopping Rs 2 lakh. A resident of Agra has also offered to pay Rs 50,000 to own the chair.

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"The chair used by Narendra Modi in my house will increase it's grace. I bid Rs 1,11,000 for it which later increased to Rs 1,25,000. The people want to connect to everything that has been graced by him," said BJP MLA Yogendra Upadhyay.

However, the chair belongs to a contractor who put up the tent for the rally and is refusing to sell it. "BJP MLAs have been calling me up and asking to buy the chair. I also received a call from a businessman who is associated with the party and is offering Rs 2 lakh, but I'm not selling this chair," said the contractor, Pramod Upadhyay. [Courtesy: IBN Live].