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From the Editor in Chief

Aroon Purie, Editor in Chief of the India Today magazine, talks about the growth of the Bharatiya Janata Party since its inception and how Amit Shah's 'reloaded' BJP is backed by his guile and Narendra Modi's charisma.

When Amit Shah took over as BJP president in August 2014, there were nine BJP or BJP led governments in the states. Today, there are 18. Thanks to the vast network of committed RSS workers, Shah has been able to convert Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charisma into votes, transforming the BJP into a smart, sharp electoral behemoth. Now it must become a 21st century organisation run on scientific

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