Thousands cheer Modi in Rewari

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday got a rousing welcome as he arrived here to address his first rally after being named the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.

Thousands gathered for the ex-servicemen rally clapped and waved as the Gujarat chief minister, after flying in from New Delhi in a helicopter, took to the dais.

Also on the dais was former army chief V.K. Singh along with a number of retired senior military officers. Modi was declared the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Friday.