Political Journey of Narendra Modi

Became the General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party in its Gujarat unit in 1988.Recognized as a key strategist by the Bharatiya Janata Party for being instrumental in successfully campaigning for the party in the 1995 and 1998 elections in the state of Gujarat, which led the party to become the ruling party of the state of Gujarat.Successfully organized two challenging events on a national level: 1) Somnath to Ayodhya Rath Yatra, a long march by Mr. L. K. Advani and 2) a march from Kanyakumari (southern tip of India) to Kashmir (northern tip of India). These two events are considered to have attributed in bringing Bharatiya Janata Party to power in 1998.In 1995 Narendra Modi was appointed Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party at national level.Narendra Modi has been credited for having successfully carried out the responsibility of revamping the party organization in different states.In 1998 Narendra Modi was promoted as General Secretary and held the position till October 2001.Narendra Modi became the Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat for the first time in October 2001 after his predecessor Keshubhai Patel resigned from the post following the defeat of Bharatiya Janata Party in the by-elections.