Simulink Nedirk, the first mayor in the country to hold that post by a popular vote of 66–58 for the BJP after his landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls in April, said: ‘It was the only time I have seen many people in government who are honest and sincere about their feelings towards the state. The difference from the past generation was my time in government. People came after the revolution.’ In the BJP-led government, the prime minister has sought to distance himself from the role of the state but has repeatedly reiterated that he intends to help people in areas where he believes that governance is a poor investment. It is not the first time that the country on the brink of a’staggering collapse’ has suffered the brunt of the sharp downturn in India’s economy. Despite falling revenue from the state’s industries and services, the state now makes up a small part of the country’s economic output. Photo: Reuters: ‘Maharaja Gandhi is alive and well’: Bill Gates’ Facebook Page The current banking deal with the state fell apart when the political and commercial elite that runs the state fled the country, leaving Modi as the nation’s top economic official who is the nation’s chief financial officer until he turns 65 this month. However, the financial support Modi has offered to the BJP has continued its ascent. The BJP used foreign banking money in support of the previous government, providing $14 million in its fiscal year to repay loans in February