Ex-President and Congress leader late Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee wrote an article about his views on BJP's 2014 win and PM Narendra Modi. Sharmistha wrote Pranab considered BJP's win in 2014 as "unique" and as a mandate directly for PM Narendra Modi who had a connection with voters. The Congress said Sharmistha is praising PM Modi for politics.