Narendra Modi has been the Prime Minister of India since 2014. He is a Lok Sabha member from the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 282 and 303 seats in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha Elections under the leadership of Narendra Modi. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, PM Modi won the Varanasi seat with a margin of 4,79,505 votes. He was polled 6,74,664 votes and defeated Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Shalini Yadav who got 1,95,159 votes. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Modi contested on BJP ticket from the constituency for the first time and won the seat. He was polled 5,81,022 votes and defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Arvind Kejriwal who got 2,09,238 votes. Modi defeated Kejriwal by a margin of 3,71,784 votes. Modi also won the Vadodara seat in 2014 but decided to retain Varanasi. He was the Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014. Modi represented Rajkot II constituency in the Gujarat Assembly in 2002 and Maninagar thrice in a row in 2002, 2007 and 2012. He is again contesting from the Varanasi constituency in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
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The Foreign Secy was addressing a special press conference on PM Modi's first day of engagements in the US. PM Modi is on a 3-day visit to the US.
On day one of his US visit, PM Modi held a series of meeting with global CEOs, Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, Vice President Kamala Harris and Japanese PM.
PM Modi who held his first in-person meeting with Kamala Harris was seen having Tête-à-tête with the Vice President before commencing the delegation-level talks.
Before commencing the delegations level talks, PM Modi and Vice President Kamala Harris issued a joint statement highlighting relations between the two nations, cooperation during the coronavirus pandemic, among other issues.
Kamala Harris described India as a "very important partner" to the US and welcomed New Delhi's announcement that it will soon resume vaccine export.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's name has been added to the Indian Sign Language dictionary which was recently released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, First Solar CEO Mark Widmar said that all countries should emulate what India has done in climate change.
The discussions also focused on India’s flagship programme Digital India, and use of emerging technologies in sectors like health, education and R&D.
Covid vaccine production and distribution, supply chain resilience in critical and emerging technologies like semiconductors and 5G telecom networks are tipped to be top of the agenda.
PM Modi's meeting with American CEOs from 5 different key areas is reflective of the priorities of his govt.
PM Modi was greeted by groups of Indian Americans at the airport soon after his plane landed and later at the hotel where he had an interaction with the members of the community.
According to sources, PM Modi will start his day by meeting with select heads of corporates in the United States.
During his visit, PM Modi will address the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad leaders Summit as well as hold a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
The United States and its international partners are working quickly to scale up vaccine manufacturing in other countries around the world so they can manufacture as well, Biden said in his virtual address to the Global Summit to End COVID-19.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit to the US, starting Wednesday (today), for a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden and to attend the historic Quad summit.
PM Modi will participate in the first in-person Quad Leaders' Summit, hold talks with President Joe Biden and address the UN General Assembly.
Modi In US: I welcome Prime Minister Modi's visit and believe it will be critical to strengthening the US-India relationship, Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley in the House of Representatives, told PTI on Tuesday
PM Modi has congratulated his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on his election win.
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Modi In US: The main elements of PM Modi's US visit will be bilateral meetings with President Joe Biden, participation in the Quad Leaders' Summit and address at the UN General Assembly.
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