Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party has adopted a muscular nationalist plank. © AP<br />Five years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rode to power on the back of some expansive economic promises: millions of jobs, double-digit economic growth, an end to government corruption, and a general pledge of "achhe din" or good times.<br /><br />After five years of mixed success in fulfilling those promises, Modi is now seeking re-election, in a national poll that began on April 11.<br /><br />As before, his pitch is dosed with plenty of economic populism. But this time he is standing less on the basis of economic issues than on a new, and more controversial, set of priorities -- "zero tolerance" on national security and a nationalist appeal to Hindus, who account for 80% of all voters. Where he once tried to unite Indians with the promise of "sab ka saath, sab ka vikas," or progress for all, he is now not afraid of taking a more divisive approach.
