India's opposition struggles to battle Modi juggernaut

A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter holds a cut out picture of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting addressed by Modi in Barasat on the outskirts of of Kolkata on March 6, 2024. - AFP

NEW DELHI: Living a precarious existence on odd jobs, manual labourer Virender Singh says his relentless struggles to make money are inconsequential compared to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's endeavours to make India great.

Modi's popularity remains stratospheric a decade after he first swept to power. He has successfully cast himself as the custodian of both India's rising global stature and the best interests of its majority faith.