Overview
- Chouhan, who announced the book Thursday, set the release for May 26 at the NASC Complex in Pusa, New Delhi, with former vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu and former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda slated to attend.
- The memoir offers a close view of Narendra Modi’s leadership, work style and discipline, with Chouhan saying he hopes it spurs young readers to public service.
- Reports differ on the length of Chouhan’s association with Modi, with outlets citing either 33 or 35 years, though all trace it back to the BJP’s 1991 Ekta Yatra.
- Chouhan says the book includes first-hand recollections of decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic and a Union Cabinet meeting after the Pahalgam terror attack.
- The Union Agriculture and Rural Development minister, a four-time former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, is among the few sitting ministers to author a book on a serving prime minister.