Surat: A Surat-based student, Mehul Choksi has successfully completed his doctoral thesis based on Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat and Prime Minister of India.

It can be called a mere coincidence that the Phd student bears the name Mehul Choksi, the same as the fugitive businessman wanted in India in loan default cases.

Mehul who completed his masters in political science took up his higher studies at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in Surat and submitted his research thesis on "Leadership under Government- Case Study of Narendra Modi."

For completing his research, Mehul conducted a survey and interviewed around 450 people which includes government officials, farmers, students and some political leaders posing a set of questions to them based on the leadership quality of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While speaking to ANI, Choksi said: "The questionnaire had a total of 32 questions. After Tabulating the answers given by 450 people it was found that 25 per cent believed that Modi's sppeches are most appealing while 48 per cent were of the view that Modi's political marketing is the best."

The student, who is also a lawyer, has completed his PhD under the guidance of Dr Nilesh Joshi, Professor of Arts Department, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University.

He started his PhD when Narendra Modi was the CM of Gujarat in 2010. The questions related to Narendra Modi's successful leadership were asked in the initial phase, he received positive feedback from 51 percent and negative response from 34.25 percent of the people. 46.75 percent of people said gain popularity, a leader should take decisions that benefit the public, said Choksi.