Narendra Modi

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Narendra Modi

15th Prime Minister of India

Incumbent

Assumed office
26 May 2014

President

Pranab Mukherjee

Preceded by

Manmohan Singh

14th Chief Minister of Gujarat

In office
7 October 2001 22 May 2014

Governor

Sunder Singh Bhandari

Kailashpati Mishra

Balram Jakhar
Nawal Kishore Sharma
S. C. Jamir
Kamla Beniwal

Preceded by

Keshubhai Patel

Succeeded by

Anandiben Patel

Member of the Indian Parliament

for Varanasi

Incumbent

Assumed office
16 May 2014

Preceded by

Murli Manohar Joshi

Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly

for Maninagar

In office
1 January 2002 16 May 2014

Preceded by

Kamlesh Patel

Succeeded by

Suresh Patel

Personal details

Born

Narendra Damodardas Modi

17 September 1950 (age 64)
Vadnagar, Gujarat, India

Political party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Spouse(s)

Jashodaben Chimanlal (1968; estranged)

Residence

7, Race Course Road

Alma mater

University of Delhi
Gujarat University

Religion

Hinduism

Signature

Website

Official websiteGovernment website

Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati: [nrenddr ddmoddrdds moddi] ( listen), born 17 September 1950) is
the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014.[1][2] Modi, a leader of the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP), previously served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014. He is currently
the Member of Parliament (MP) from Varanasi.
Modi led the BJP in the 2014 general election, which resulted in an outright majority for the BJP in the Lok
Sabha (the lower house of the Indian parliament) the last time that any party had secured an outright majority
in the Lok Sabha was in 1984. Since then, Modi has also been credited for the BJP's electoral victories in the
states of Haryana and Maharashtra in October 2014.[3]
Modi is a Hindu Nationalist and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).[4][5] He is a
controversial figure both within India as well as internationally[6][7][8][9]as his administration has been criticised
for failing to act to prevent the 2002 Gujarat riots.[9][10] Modi has been praised for his economic policies, which
are credited with creating an environment for a high rate of economic growth in Gujarat.[11] However, his
administration has also been criticised for failing to make a significant positive impact upon the human
development of the state.[12]
Contents
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1 Early life and education

2 Early political career

3 Chief Minister of Gujarat

3.1 First term (200102)

3.1.1 2002 Gujarat riots

3.1.2 2002 election

3.2 Second term (200207)

3.2.1 2007 election

3.3 Third term (200712)

3.3.1 Development projects

3.3.2 Debate on Gujarat's development under Modi

3.4 Fourth term (201214)
4 National government

4.1 2009 election

4.2 2014 general election

5 Prime Minister

6 International diplomacy
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6.1 As chief minister of Gujarat

6.2 As Prime Minister of India

7 Personality and image

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7.1 Fashion

8 Awards and recognitions

9 References
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9.1 Notes

9.2 Citations

10 Further reading
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10.1 Sources
11 External links