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Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi

Prime Minister of India

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Name at birth

Narendra Damodardas Modi

Born

17 September 1950 · Vadnagar, Gujarat, India

Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Education

MA in Political Science, Gujarat University (as stated in official biography)

Political position

Right-wing; Hindu nationalist and economic nationalist

Public positions combine Hindu-nationalist politics, centralized executive leadership, infrastructure investment, welfare delivery, manufacturing policy and a strategically independent foreign policy.

Declared interests and context

  • · Affiliated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Conflicts of interest & disclosures

Reported or declared matters. Allegations are not findings of guilt.

  • · Election affidavits record assets, liabilities, education and criminal-case declarations for Indian candidates.

Public record

A dated timeline of offices, elections, decisions and significant legal events.

  1. Sworn in for a third term

    Returned as prime minister at the head of an NDA coalition government.

    Source: Prime Minister of India

  2. Became prime minister

    BJP won a parliamentary majority in the 2014 general election.

    Source: Prime Minister of India

  3. Became chief minister of Gujarat

    Served as chief minister until moving to national office in 2014.

    Source: Government of Gujarat

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