In 1995, Modi was made the national secretary of the BJP with responsibility of party activities in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
What was the turning point of PM Modi's political career?
At the turn of the century, the then Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel's health was failing, and his administration was faltering. The Patel government was dealing with the challenges posed by the natural calamity that killed between 15,000 and 20,000 people.
Narendra Modi received a message from the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee: “To reach 7, Racecourse Road (the residence of the Prime Minister) as soon as possible.”
A perplexed Narendra Modi reached 7, RCR and before he could make himself comfortable, Atal Bihari Vajpayee said: “Dilli chhod do” (You must leave Delhi and go away from here.)
Modi was shocked and asked: "Where would I go?"
The answer from Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one-word long: "Gujarat."
That was the turning point in Narendra Modi’s political career.
Few days later on October 7, 2001, Narendra Modi took oath as the Gujarat chief minister replacing Keshubhai Patel. Narendra Modi served as Gujarat chief minister three times taking the BJP to assembly election victories in 2002, 2007 and 2012.
[Narendra Modi taking oath as Gujarat CM, 2001]
His track record as the Gujarat chief minister created a Modi wave in 2014 Lok Sabha elections and made him the Prime Minister of India.
[New Delhi, India. 26th May, 2014. Narendra Modi) takes oath as India's 15th prime minister at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India]
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