The greatest trick Modi pulled is not convincing people that he is not responsible for the 2002 pogrom. Lots of people believe that he is directly or indirectly

The greatest trick Modi pulled is not convincing people that he is not responsible for the 2002 pogrom. Lots of people believe that he is directly or indirectly responsible. But somehow he convinced people that it doesn't matter. Also 10 years of corrupt, incompetent congress goverment made people desperate for change. This reminds me of The Dark Knight quote "You crossed the line first, sir. You hammered them and in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand". The election battle looked like Kerry vs Bush. Rahul Gandhi looked so weak and incompetent to lead a country whereas Modi projected himself strong(with 52 inch chest!). His PR machinery was so effective that, BJB couldn't have produced the same result with some other leader. My guess is even Modi/BJB was replaced in 5 years, the fallout of this government will stay longer.