Mr Chidambaram, on Wednesday, called BJP's economic policies retrograde and "blood-eyed". He also took a personal dig at Mr Modi and asked why the Gujarat Chief Minister had never fielded a Muslim candidate.

Indian leaders on Thursday reiterated that the country's growth story remains intact even as the rich and powerful at the World Economic Forum 2014 meet appeared to be curious about the outcome of upcoming polls especially with advent of Aam Aadmi Party.

Asserting that reform measures and fast-tracking of the decision making process have yielded results, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said India would certainly return to 8 per cent growth rate if past mistakes are not repeated.