Gujarati mind frame is different from others in India. That is based on destruction of somnath temple and killing and beheading ~10000 innocent men, women, and children by Mohamad Gazani aka MG. People see a ray of hope in Modi as a strong leader that will prevent such thing happening again in the future. Please come ro Gujarat, live here, sense history and you will realize why Modi is so popular. By the way Modi comes from North Gujarat and it was focal point of Muslim aggression against hindus before Moghuls came to North India. So understand history of Gujarat and you will be more sympathetic to Gujati.s oint of view. By the way many Muslims in Gujarat still consider MG - Mohamed Gazani as their real hero - just check it.