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Indian Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, gestures during a BJP National Council two day meeting in New Delhi on March 2, 2013. Amid calls for a larger role for him Modi won singular praise from BJP President Rajnath Singh for being the “most popular” chief minister having registered “never before” three consecutive electoral wins for the party in Gujarat. In a poll published in January, 36 percent of voters surveyed said Modi would make the best prime minister — well ahead of his likely election rival Rahul Gandhi of the ruling Congress party who had just 22 percent. AFP PHOTO/ RAVEENDRAN