Modi still away from big prize

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi may have formally arrived on the national stage on Sunday but the ultimate prize — the prime ministerial nomination — is still some distance away, party insiders believe. Ignoring a raft of criminal cases against him, BJP chief Rajnath Singh appointed controversial Modi aide Amit Shah, a former Gujarat home minister, as a party general secretary. Smriti Irani, considered close to both Modi and Arun Jaitley, is now among 13 party vice-presidents.

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