General Elections 2014

Leading India is different from leading Gujarat: Vivian Fernandes

Has Narendra Modi gone on an image-building and personality projection endeavour too soon? Do his speeches, aimed at the urban middle class, have any resonance with the rural voters who will decide the 2014 polls? Is he making the right noises? Senior journalist Vivian Fernandes joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue.



Q. If BJP doesn't come in power in 2014..will this mean end of Modi dream to be India PM? Asked by: rajiv

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Modi is selling himself as development champion: Bhupendra Chaubey

CNN-IBN's national bureau chief Bhupendra Chaubey joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on Modi's address to FICCI Ladies Organisation. Q. Modi did not had any relevant data on his women empowerment schemes. Is this just another political stunt, taking an alternative route of speaking at a national level. Asked by: Gautam A. Modi from now on is totally focussed on hardselling himself as the champion of development. In course of...  

Groupism in party should not cross Lakshman rekha: Antony

Defence Minister and senior Congress leader AK Antony on Sunday emphasised the need to control groupism in the state unit and work unitedly for the party's success in the coming Parliament election in 2014. ...  

BJP should project Goa CM Manohar Parrikar for the post of Prime Minister

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2014 will tell if our movement has steam: Anna

New Delhi: "Dum hai ya nahi, 2014 mein pata chalega. (Whether the movement still has the steam, we will come to know in 2014)." This was how Anna Hazare on Wednesday responded to queries whether his anti-corruption movement still has the support and not fizzled out. The 74-year-old activist, a veteran of several protests, was releasing a book titled 'Anna: 13 Days That Awakened India' written by TV journalist Ashutosh...  

PM battle within BJP hots up as Modi skips meet

New Delhi: Even as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi chose to skip the National Executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), talks about the party's prime ministerial candidate for the next elections gained momentum on Friday. While Gujarat BJP in-charge Balbir Punj said that Modi was the best prime ministerial candidate, party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there were several strong PM candidates in the party. Further, taking...