Even his detractors admit that Narendra Modi is the most hard-working politician they’ve seen in a long time. It is not without reason that elections in Gujarat have always revolved around a one-man army who can outrun all his opponents in the final lap. With technology on his side this time to amplify his solo campaign, he hardly needed any support from either local or central BJP leaders.
Ever since he kicked off his campaign from Somnath on December 1, Modi has addressed 285 public meetings — an average of 19 per day! This includes his 3-D holographic projections covering multiple locations simultaneously.
The Gujarat CM had already addressed about 135 rallies as part of the month-long Vivekananda Yuva Vikas Yatra, which Modi used to kick-start his election campaign on September 11. He has touched each of the 182 constituencies at least twice ever since, as campaigning for the second phase of elections came to a close on Saturday evening.
In the process, the 62-year-old has overlooked physical problems like backache, swelling in the legs and sore throat. His early morning yoga sessions continue even amid such tight schedule. Between 7.30 and 8 am, he talks to other important BJP campaigners and fine-tunes their itinerary and agenda if need be, says a close aide.
From 8 am to 11 pm, he is busy travelling but returns to his official residence every night using one of the three choppers the BJP has hired. While travelling, he constantly monitors mails that his office sends him for news updates, which he takes up during his next public meeting.
Before retiring for the day, which is well past midnight, he speaks with senior party leaders on the day’s developments. Which means, if you are in his inner circle, you can’t go to bed early after a tough day because the boss has worked harder than anyone else.
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