The Newshour Debate: Expectations On Narendra Modi - Full Debate (20th May 2014)

Subscribe Now To Our Network Channels The NewsHour Debate : http://goo.gl/LfNgFF ET Now : http://goo.gl/5XreUq Times Now : http://goo.gl/U9ibPb Social Media Links :- Twitter - http://goo.gl/FzJIpz Facebook - http://goo.gl/CC7rGc G+ - http://goo.gl/O1iEp5 Also visit our website - http://goo.gl/XPUXe8 Marking the arrival of a new era in Indian politics, Narendra Modi was on Tuesday (May 21) appointed Prime Minister, who said the elections have kindled a "new hope and aspiration" among the common man for whom he dedicated his government. President Pranab Mukherjee handed over to him the letter appointing him as the Prime Minister and he will be sworn-in on May 26 at 6 PM. The appointment came after the 63-year-old Gujarat Chief Minister was unanimously elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party as well as that of NDA in a meeting that was punctuated by outpouring of emotions by "strongman" Modi who broke down for a moment. Modi's formal ascent to the top caps the stunning electoral victory that he had secured in the Lok Sabha elections that will bring in the first non-Congress government in 30 years with absolute majority. Party patriarch L K Advani, who had opposed projection of Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate, proposed his name for the leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party which was seconded by a number of leaders including Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu and Nitin Gadkari. His election was received by thumping of desks in the historic Central Hall of Parliament, which reverberated to the cries of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. At the end of the meeting, BJP President Rajnath Singh invited the gathering of newly-elected MPs to express their approbation with a standing ovation. The NDA leaders and MPs joined the gathering immediately to elect Modi as the coalition leader and straightaway drove to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to convey to the President the election of their leader so that he can call him to form the government. It was no doubt a historic and emotionally charged moment as Narendra Modi walked into Parliament today (May 20) - but the euphoria aside, Team Modi has its task cut out. The expectations are high and everyone's asking just one question - which issue will be dealt with first and on an emergency basis. In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- M J Akbar, National Spokesperson, BJP; Sanjay Jha, Spokesperson, Congress; Kiran Bedi, Former IPS officer; Lord Meghnad Desai, Economist; Vandana Shiva, Founder, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology; Pavan Verma, Senior Leader JDU -- discuss which issue will be dealt with first and on an emergency basis.