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Narendra Damodardas Modi emerged an electoral superman who stamped BJP's massive win with his very own imprint, quite like a picture taken in portrait mode – where all else, including the party and its many leaders, recedes into fuzzy background. It will be the first non-Congress party to come back for a second successive term, that too with such a resounding majority. As he sealed his legacy as one of post-independent India's most powerful leaders – described by the opposition as the most contentious and divisive — Modi is the man mainly Hindu India has embraced. (PTI Photo)
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The 68-year-old, who takes pride in telling people about his humble beginnings as a ‘chaiwallah' has cemented a position in political history which could be greater than what he anticipated. (PTI Photo)
Narendra Modi is the poster boy of Hindutva from Vadnagar, a small town in north Gujarat's Mehsana district. (PTI Photo) 
Modi was unstoppable as he transported the BJP to colossal success on a wave of muscular nationalism, majoritarian pride and charisma. (PTI Photo) 
The rise of Modi shows the potential rewards for boldness, unorthodox approach and communication strategy blended with aggressive nationalism and the Hindutva plank, making irrelevant traditional political considerations like caste, region, gender and demography. (PTI Photo) -
The four-time Gujarat chief minister came down hard on his political opponents aggressively demolishing the opposition's plank to label him corrupt and reaching out to voters through multiple platforms. (PTI Photo)
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The BJP put all its eggs in the Modi basket, a gamble that paid with Modi attracting more allies pre-poll, including those who had left the NDA blaming him for the 2002 riots. (PTI Photo)
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