The main reason for Modi’s victory in 2007 is that Congress under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi contested these elections on single issue that Modi is responsible for massacre of thousands of innocent Muslims in 2002 Gujarat pogrom. But despite being in power at the Centre since early 2004 and despite the Tehelka expose and despite Modi’s own statement approving fake encounter of Sohrabuddin, Sonia Gandhi could not get Modi in jail for his alleged heinous crimes. Therefore people again voted Modi to office in 2007 elections also.
As for 11 less seats in 2007 for Modi, it is simply due to the fact that 2002 elections were contested by Modi with his party BJP at the Centre whereas 2007 elections were contested with Congress at the Centre.
Therefore, Modi’s victory is not due to the success of Modi but it is mainly due to the failure of Congress led by Sonia and of other so called secular political parties who simply failed to get Modi booked under law even after the lapse of 5 years of heinous crimes committed by Modi as alleged by these champions of secularism.
Hem Raj Jain
New Delhi