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.
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the government is constantly creating an environment in which women self-help groups can connect villages with prosperity.
PM Narendra Modi and Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at his chamber after the end of the Monsoon Session.
BJP Jan Ashirwad Yatra: JP Nadda is meeting the new ministers to review the preparation. He has so far met 20 Ministers.
Official sources said Modi had a detailed conversation with the Varanasi administration regarding the flood-related situation there.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Meeting 2021 via video conferencing.
PM Narendra Modi has sought the list of MPs who were absent from the Rajya Sabha on Monday when the Opposition had moved a statutory resolution.
Under Ujjwala 2.0, the government will provide a deposit-free LPG connection to the beneficiaries.
In a special conversation with India TV, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that the effect of abrogation of Article 370 is visible on the ground.
Modi would be the first Indian prime minister to preside over a UN Security Council Open Debate, the Prime Minister's Office said.
BJP MP Hans Raj Hans Friday handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi a report on the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in Old Nangal area of the city.
PM Narendra Modi announced that the Khel Ratna Award will now be named after Major Dhyan Chand.
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have failed to transact any significant business amid continued protests by Opposition parties over the Pegasus since the Monsoon Session commenced on July 19.
The government will transfer the 9th installment of Rs 2,000 under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in the bank accounts of 10 crore farmers on Monday via video conferencing.
PM Narendra Modi said the government used new technology to make the food grain delivery system to the poor more effective.
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Sanjay Aggarwal said that the move is a significant step to enhance the digitization process of the country.
e-RUPI is an example of how India is moving forward and connecting people in the 21st century with the help of advanced technology, PM Modi said.
PM Modi has always championed digital initiatives. Over the years, several programmes have been launched to ensure that the benefits reach its intended beneficiaries in a targeted and leak-proof manner, with limited touch points between the government and the beneficiary.
PM Modi has congratulated all the students of CBSE Class 12 exam 2021.
Earlier in the day, Bommai called on Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
About a-year-and-a-half before the state Assembly elections, the govt wants to reach out to the various sections of the society through the celebration.
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