PM @narendramodi is not only the King of India but king makers for States too

The fact that’s staring political pundits in the face after 5 states’ election results today is that the charisma of PM Narendra Modi is not just holding steady, it’s thriving. If that was the reason for the BJP’s 2014 Lok Sabha win, it was even more the reason for the party’s showing today. The BJP won with big majorities in UP and Uttarakhand. In both these states, the BJP didn’t name a CM candidate – PM Modi was effectively the BJP face. The BJP’s win is the most remarkable in UP. It won against the formidable – on paper – SP-Congress alliance and in the face of CM Akhilesh Yadav’s apparent popularity. Credit must be given to Modi that he didn’t hesitate making the UP election a fight between the PM and the CM- that too in a state election.