"The 2014 Lok Sabha elections; from the time I started knowing and understanding politics and elections, is the first time that the common man is eagerly awaiting polls," Modi said here.
He was addressing a function organised on his 64th birthday today to felicitate him for his elevation as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate recently.
"This time the discussion has begun from the common people and they are hoping for polls to happen as soon as possible. The entire country is in a hurry for elections and waiting for this government to go soon".
"There is a desire for change in the country. People strongly believe that the present situation cannot just be allowed to prevail for long," the Gujarat Chief Minister said.
Modi said that the common people were awaiting elections the way they do for rains in a hot and humid month of June.
"Generally, discussions on elections start on television and in newspapers and people start discussing it only after candidates file their nomination papers. However, this time it is the other way round," he said.
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