NaMo phenomenon

Now when Narendra Damodardas Modi has been elevated to prime ministerial candidate of BJP, I thought to pen down what could be possible pros and cons of NaMo phenomenon:

1) Current Government: With Food Security Bill, government has put final nail in the coffin to make sure that we don't meet up our current account deficit target of 3.8% in this fiscal. 

2) Pulse of the industry leaders: Nearly three-quarters of Indian business leaders want Modi to lead the country after the elections, Reuters reported recently citing a survey by the Economic Times/Nielsen. According to the report, the CEOs think the UPA has mismanaged the country over the last few years.

3) Absence of other candidates for BJP: Compared to the other contenders for the post, Narendra Modi has certainly got brilliant credentials. He has revitalised the Gujarat economic scene and it certainly meant something when Ratan Tata shifted the Tata Nano plant there.

4) Finest manager of Indian media: He has got a full fledged PR team that makes sure that his popularity meter keeps on rising. Whatever he says, is presented in a very delicate manner to ensure that he wins all the critics who doubt on him. 

5) Motivational Skills: He has excellent organisational capabilities, dynamic personality and can motivate even a corpse to move with his powerful words, to name a few of his qualities.

But with these pros come some cons as well:

1) His alleged role in Gujrat riots: Even though Modi seems to be doing nothing wrong these days, he is still pretty much haunted by his alleged involvement in Godhra riot case; and as is truly said- ‘Corpses are not buried in politics. They are kept alive so that they can speak when the time comes.’ So no prizes for guessing that Modi will have a very tough time ahead maintaining a balance between his image of a staunch enthusiast of Hinduism and keeping Muslims content, if becomes the next PM.

2) His stand for Hindutva: Though Modi claims that he has risen above religions and castes, he is still very much the 'poster boy' of Hindutva and RSS. 

So, all in all, NaMo phenomenon is growing and growing rapidly and thus, he may become the next PM, provided congress does not come up with a remedy to cut it.

Come 2014 general election. It would be interesting to see it this time.