India 's Prime Minister-in-waiting Narendra Modi is a polarizing figure . Critics say the pro-business Hindu nationalist is a threat to secular , liberal traditions . ` There is no 'Gujarat model , ' and there are other states with faster economic growth , '' he said during an interview in the build-up to the election . He led the state of Gujarat through a period of strong economic growth . But he has also been accused by some critics of being too close with his powerful industrialist friends and allies in India.
India 's Prime Minister-in-waiting Narendra Modi is a polarizing figure . Critics say the pro-business Hindu nationalist is a threat to secular , liberal traditions . He led the state of Gujarat through a period of strong economic growth . But he has also been accused by some critics of being too close with his powerful industrialist friends and allies in India.