'If Modi wins, he will stake claim for PM's post'

December 20, 2012 08:30

Narendra Modi is one of India's most divisive political figures -- celebrated by many for generating economic growth and attracting private investment to his state and detested by others as the worst manifestation of Hindu chauvinism in India for his controversial role in the horrific violence against Muslims in the state in 2002.

The outcome of the 2012 election will help determine whether Modi can parlay his success in Gujarat into a more prominent position on the national stage in advance of 2014 parliamentary elections. Read the analysis by Milan Vaishnav, an associate in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on rediff.com.

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