"There is a huge wave for change in this country and it is a wave in support of BJP and Modi is on top of this wave," he told reporters here when asked how he saw the so-called 'Modi wave' in these elections.
"Because without BJP there is no Narendra Modi. It is now a combination of BJP and Modi. The ocean and the wave. Without ocean there cannot be a wave. Without a wave the identity of the ocean cannot be projected. So this is a very important combination, an inter-dependent combination.
"When there is a wave in an ocean it goes very high and it changes everything.Modi as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate is sitting on very top of this wave and he is leading this wave," he said, adding,"It is between BJP led by Modi and the rest. It's not an individual".
The senior BJP leader also equated the 'Modi wave' with the performance of Indian cricket team, saying that if the team wins with M S Dhoni as its captain, it would be due to the entire team and Dhoni as well and both would get credit.
Dismissing talk of any differences within BJP, Joshi said the entire party was united and accused the media of creating controversies by asking "tricky" questions from various leaders including him.
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