Book on Indian BJP PM candidate Modi to be published in Chinese

A book on the life of Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate in the general election of India which has just ended, will be published in Chinese in June, said the author of the book Thursday. Tarun Vijay, a member of the Indian Parliament and a senior official of the BJP, told Xinhua that he is expecting warm reception to the book by Chinese readers. The Chinese version of the book will be published under the auspices of the South Asia Center of Sichuan University. It is entitled "India's Modi-incredible emergence of a star," and is divided into 13 chapters, including "RSS guides the way," "A Himalayan wanderer," "Social activism," "The political call," " Turmoil and turbulence," and "India awakened to a new dawn." Tarun Vijay had received a fellowship from Sichuan University and was also a member of the India China Eminent Persons Group. Exit polls said BJP has won a victory in the general election and Modi is expected to lead the next Indian government. The official results of the election will be announced by the Indian Election Commission Friday.