New Delhi, June 10 -- On May 20, 2014, Narendra Modi knelt on the steps of Parliament and touched his forehead on the ground. He was soon to be elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) parliamentary party. Inside the historic central hall, slogans and cheers reverberated as he was showered with praise for steering the BJP to a historic win in the Lok Sabha polls. Party patriarch LK Advani said it was the BJP and "Narendra Bhai Ki Kripa" (with his blessings) that he could see the day.

When Modi rose to speak, his voice cracked with emotion. "Advaniji ne ek shabd kaha. Main Advanji se prarthna karoonga ki woh iss shabd ka istmaal na kare... (Advaniji used a word. I will request him not to use this term)..." he said addin...