Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) presidential candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the UPA government over various issues including slow growth rate, and said that people have lost faith in the UPA government, while addressing the annual national convention of the US chapter of Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) via video conference. He also praisedAtal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K Advani in his speech.br Modi said that people are looking at BJP to bring about a positive change in the nation and expressed hope that the 2014 General elections will be a repeat of 1977.br "Like 1977, 2014 will be the voice of the people," he said.