NationalInterest: How we anticipated Modi’s 2007 Gujarat win changing national politics how it’s playing out

He may be an icon of aggressive Hindutva, but Modi had earlier emerged as the first BJP leader ever to defy the moral and political authority of the RSS. He has not deferred to them. Be it 2007 Gujarat elections or 2024 General elections, Modi's win will see the rise of a new politics. Watch #NationalInterest, originally published on 22 December, 2007 , with the Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta----more----Read 'If Modi wins on Sunday' Shekhar Gupta's article here: https://theprint.in/sg-national-interest/if-modi-wins-on-sunday-2-2/544291/----more----Read 'The Modi magnifier' Shekhar Gupta's article here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/the-modi-magnifier-2/9163/