Modi becomes head of BJP poll campaign

Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi, center, greets as he arrives to attend the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary board meeting in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo)

Supporters of Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi celebrate outside the headquarters of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. The BJP announced Sunday that Modi, a deeply divisive Hindu ideologue, will head its 2014 election campaign, indicating he would likely be its choice for prime minister if the party were to win. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Chief Minister of India's western state of Gujarat Narendra Modi, right, is greeted by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, left, during the Bharatiya Janata Party's national executive meeting at Panaji, Goa, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. India's main opposition party BJP announced Sunday that Narendra Modi, a deeply divisive Hindu ideologue will head its 2014 election campaign, indicating he would be its choice for prime minister if the party were to win. (AP Photo)

Chief Minister of India's western state of Gujarat Narendra Modi, right, is greeted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh during the BJP's national executive meeting at Panaji, Goa, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Party symbol Lotus is seen in the background. India's main opposition party BJP announced Sunday that Narendra Modi, a deeply divisive Hindu ideologue will head its 2014 election campaign, indicating he would be its choice for prime minister if the party were to win. (AP Photo)

Chief Minister of India's western state of Gujarat Narendra Modi, center, talks to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh, right. during the BJP's national executive meeting at Panaji, Goa, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. On the left is former party president Nitin Gadkari. India's main opposition party BJP announced Sunday that Narendra Modi, a deeply divisive Hindu ideologue will head its 2014 election campaign, indicating he would be its choice for prime minister if the party were to win. (AP Photo)

Chief minister of India's western state of Gujarat Narendra Modi, center, is garlanded by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh, third right and other leaders during the BJP's national executive meeting at Panaji, Goa, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. India's main opposition party BJP Sunday named Modi, a Hindu ideologue, as the head of a key committee, indicating that he would be it's choice as prime ministerial candidate in next year's general elections. (AP Photo)