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Narendra Damodardas Modi (, 1950 , Gujarat , India . He became the Chief Minister of Gujarat on October 7 , 2001 .


He participated in the rise to political dominance of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat as its elections organiser in the early 1990s, a period which led to its election in 1995 . He became Gujarat's Chief Minister in 2001, promoted to that office when his predecessor Keshubhai Patel resigned, following the defeat of the BJP in by-elections.


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He was believed to be a back-room operator for the political party in the beginning, but during the elections he potrayed himself as a pro-Hindu leader and campaigned on a platform of Hindutva . His anti minority agendas are mired in controversy.


GUJARAT RIOTS OF 2002

See Also: 2002 Gujarat violence






Despite the allegations against him, Modi won the elections to the State Legislature by a huge margin, which were conducted soon after the violence.


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