India, Jan. 25 -- By referring to the newly elected BJP president, Nitin Nabin as his "Boss", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a clear message down the line, cautioning one and all in his party, not to do anything to undermine the position of the new leader.

There is no doubt that Narendra Modi himself is the supreme leader in the Sangh Parivar, but if he has described Nitin Nabin as his "Chief", it is specifically to convey to the organization that it should accept this change and comply with the orders of the youngest BJP president in history.

The appointment that had surprised many, has come at a time when multiple names had been doing the rounds for the post of the party president for almost a year. Now that the formal handing ...