"Development is good only if it's spread equally. In states gripped with red terror, development is negligent. The new PM will not only have to deal with Maoists have will also have to walk the extra mile to help state governments," he said from Ranchi.
For 19-year-old Dapan Khare from Mumbai, India needed to improve its image on the global stage by standing up to countries like the US and Pakistan.
Referring to the cases of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade's face-off with the US authorities over the alleged forged papers of her Indian maid or the beheading of Indian soldiers by Pakistani forces, Khare, a political science student, said both were "mishandled."
"We are a military and economic might and it's high time we start behaving like one. Countries like the US have to be sent a message that it would be difficult for them to survive without a market like India, and Pakistan needs to understand that if it dares to annoy us unnecessarily, there will be serious repercussions," he said.
"India should start putting its foot down and act like a strong nation which cannot be bullied, especially by its neighbours," Khare added.
