Why Narendra Modi is BJP’s best PM candidate

In the last decade, ‘leadership factor’ has become decisive and winning elections is becoming increasingly difficult for political parties without projecting a popular leader as chief minister or prime minister. This factor would be much more pronounced now as people’s trust in all political parties has sunk to an all time low in the wake of recent anti-corruption campaigns. Against this background, the ongoing debate about who should be the prime ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the next Lok Sabha polls has acquired much significance.