Prime Minister Narendra Modi's journey as head of an elected government started on this day 20 years ago. It was a very difficult time for Gujarat, when the earthquake in Bhuj had brought death and destruction. In such a difficult situation, Narendra Modi took the reins in his hands. Since the day he took the command of power till today he has not looked back. Such a phase of development started in Gujarat, which has today become the cynosure of 130 crore Indians. He has kept moving on the path of development for everyone. He has never been discouraged by the ongoing conspiracies and baseless disputes levelled against him and his government. His work and his achievements have always spoken in his favour.

In difficult times, whether it was giving leadership to relief operations or in Gujarat there was this resolve to increase the manufacturing base, to promote girl education in the state by way of a social campaign or taking up the initiative to build a world-class urban infrastructure -- no aspect of developmental activity could escape his eye for good governance. Gujarat became a beacon of hope under the leadership of Shri Narendra Modi. With this, this state also started reflecting the aspirations of New India. The demand for the charismatic leadership of Shri Modi began to arise in the whole country. He became a symbol for the youth of the country. Finally, the Bharatiya Janata Party made him the candidate for the post of Prime Minister in 2013. Through the development model of Gujarat, Narendra Modi's vision of development for the new India of the 21st century got support in 2014, coming by way of a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections.