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and maybe a special deal with YouTube... Gujarat Chief Minister Narenda
Modi is leaving little -- including expenses -- to chance. No wonder
the Congress is worried!
Arjun Modhwadia, president of the Gujarat unit of
the Congress party, is having sleepless nights NOT because he will be
taking on popular Chief Minister Narendra Modi [ Images ] in the assembly elections but because he
will have to counter Modi's huge power of communication.
Leaders of the Gujarat Congress think that Modi will
use his government's budget for various ministries in the coming six
months to propagate himself and his government's achievements. It can
be done legally and, Congressmen know, it will also be done smartly.The Congress's estimate is that before the elections, Modi will unleash material for his publicity and propaganda like never before. A senior Congress leader told rediff.com, "Our estimate says it will be anything in the range of Rs 200 crore."
But Modhwadia puts the figure much higher. He says, "Modi will use various budgets in the range of Rs 500 crore to gear up for the elections. Only when the model code of conduct comes into effect will he use party funds."
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