With national elections round the corner and a tragic loss at Karnataka, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) would be hardbound to announce its PM contender soon. And almost every sane person would be willing to place his bet on the spearhead of BJP, the Gujarat CM, Narendra Modi for this post.
India has the capacity to lead but the present crops of leaders are lacking the knowledge and charisma to take it forward. Modi has proved his capability in Gujarat which has been well acknowledged worldwide. In all the fields of development Gujarat has shown remarkable progress. However, Gujarat has not yet limited itself; it is not resting on its laurels but is focusing on earning still more surplus.
Narendra Modi will undoubtedly bring a hurricane of changes to the centre and we can at least expect the progress rates akin to Gujarat, if not more. For a country which has now been squatting with scams and intruding border threats, a dynamic strong-head person as a leader is the need of the hour.
The concern which still persists in many farsighted citizens is that, whether a Modi-bereft Gujarat survive, can the Girnar continue on its way to relentless progress or will its growth be stunted without its leader. Also, will the citizens of Gujarat welcome BJP without Modi?
Let us look at the odds; the two most promising faces that may succeed Modi are Purushottam Rupala and Saurabh Patel (as age factor may rule out Anandiben and Vaju Bhai Vala).
Purushottam Rupala was former president of the state BJP unit. He is a Kadva Patel from Amreli and has always been a trusted aide of Modi. He is a Member of Parliament and known for his loud and witty speeches that holds the audience's attention till his mentor Modi arrives on the stage. He lacks sophistication but makes up for it with his ethnic wisdom and organizing skills. He is a more natural and ethnic personality compared to Anandiben and Saurabh Patel, his competitors for the top post.
The latest entrant into the league of likely successors to Modi is Saurabh Patel, who is serving as junior minister for industries, energy, port, whose cabinet portfolios are handled by Modi himself. Patel is an MBA from the US and is considered a talented and meticulous minister. His is also sophisticated, with a good understanding of finance, industry and the energy sector. As industry minister, Saurabh has played an important role in successfully organizing Vibrant Gujarat investment summits, which have helped the Modi government get global publicity.
However, they seem incompetent when compared to Modi, for he has achieved both, the ethnic wisdom to woo the rural voters as well as sophistication and marketing strategies to reach out to the global market.
Learning from the Karnataka polls, voters are more concerned with local leaders and their achievements/scams, rather than what happens at the center. Similarly for Gujarat, its citizens would not be pleased to sacrifice their local beliefs and benefits for a promising future of the country.
After reaping the benefits of continuous progress under Modi government, the expectation of people have risen to greater altitudes. A root level anti-corruption drive to eliminate all traces of corruption and development of a better complain/feedback system could be what the citizens may be eyeing for. Also, the successors will have to gain the support of Muslims and Christians of the state, for this seems to be the one thing which has left a botch on Modi government.
The BJP will have to prod hard to the potential successors for wooing the love that the state has for Narendra Modi.
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