
Within the BJP party itself, some party members were against Narendra Modi's nomination as a prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 elections.
Janata Dal(U) was worried about the social polarisation, Modi's elevation would cause in various parts of the country. A senior JD(U) leader speaking on anonymity condition said that the party feared a more significant assertion of Hindutva ideology under Modi's leadership, leading to small and big communal riots in different parts of the country. In turn, that could lead to a migration of minority votes to the Congress, despite the widespread resentment about the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government's track record at the Centre.
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