BJP party workers and colleagues conducted a 'Maha Aarti' at the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad and prayed for his well being and long life. Narendra Damodardas Modi popularly known as NaMo,is the 14th and current Chief Minister of Gujarat. Modi was a key strategist for the BJP in the successful 1995 and 1998 Gujarat state election campaigns. He first became chief minister of Gujarat in October 2001, being promoted to the office upon the resignation of his predecessor, Keshubhai Patel, following the defeat of BJP in by-elections.