Modi's biggest political achievement: Altered public perception of Rahul

On the other hand, a successful PR campaign between 2008 and 2014 transformed the perception of Mr Modi as a nasty piece of work to a messiah who would put right everything that was wrong with India

The first six months of Narendra Modi’s last year in office have gone by. The next six months will be devoted to two major state assembly election and after that the general election.

As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prepares to start on its final lap, it is useful to ask what Mr Modi’s single biggest achievement has been, one that he will actually be remembered for rather than what he would be like to be remembered for.

Had he been an economist we could have made the economy the context. Had he been a sociologist we could have made Indian society