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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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, formally received Russia's highest civilian honour, the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, which was conferred upon him in 2019. The award acknowledges PM Modi's significant role in advancing the India-Russia strategic partnership.
During the bilateral meeting, the Prime Minister emphasised India is ready to cooperate in order to restore peace. According to PM Modi, his "friend" Putin also had the same sentiment when he had a separate dialogue with the President during dinner.
Notably, India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has become the biggest buyer of seaborne Russian crude since the West halted purchases and imposed sanctions against Moscow in the aftermath of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently holding a joint meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The Indian leader emphasised the terrorism and said India has been facing brutality for the past 40 years.
In 2019, PM Modi warmly reminisced about the occasion, recalling it as his inaugural encounter with Putin. He reflected on how President Putin, despite his humble beginnings and recent entry into global affairs, extended profound respect, laying the foundation for an enduring friendship between them
PM Modi arrived in Moscow at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit. This is Modi's first visit to Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Prime Minister Modi will be in Moscow from July 8 to 9 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit.
Prime Minister Modi will be in Moscow from July 8 to 9 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit.
It's going to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Russia in five years, and in his third term. Moscow has termed it a very important one at a time when it's indulged in war with Ukraine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised on Sunday that the foundational pillars of democracy, freedom, and the rule of law will underpin the deepening partnership between India and Austria ahead of his visit to the country.
The Labour Party’s election manifesto for Thursday's polls committed to clinching the deal, stating, “We will seek a new strategic partnership with India, including an FTA, as well as deepening cooperation in areas like security, education, technology and climate change.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian team after the victorious Men in Blue returned home following their T20 World Cup victory. Amidst serious conversations, PM Modi also had a bit of fun, especially with Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav while asking Rohit Sharma about his walk.
Mookerjee died in 1953 following his arrest in Jammu and Kashmir during his agitation against the restriction imposed there on Indian citizens who were not from the state. He was opposed to the special status given to the state.
Virat Kohli was adjudged the player of the match in his final T20I for India as his 76 (59) was key in the Men in Blue getting to a score of 176 in the T20 World Cup final and eventually winning it. Kohli was asked by PM Narendra Modi about his form leading up to the final and what made it change?
Mumbai cricketers Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav played crucial roles in team India's T20 World Cup 2024 success and were felicitated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai on Friday.
The Indian athletes are set to depart for Paris for the upcoming Olympic Games 2024. Ahead of their departure, the athletes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who extended his best wishes to them for the upcoming Games.
SCO Summit: According to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs, Prime Minister Modi highlighted that with 130,000 startups in India, including 100 unicorns, India's experience could be valuable to others.
Shehbaz Sharif highlighted terrorism as a significant concern among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. However, the Indian leader present at the meeting has shown the mirror to Pakistan which has been involved in cross-border terrorism for the past seven decades.
"What a great honour meeting our honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji today. Narendra Modi, thank you sir for inviting us to the Prime Minister's residence," Virat Kohli said in his Instagram post after meeting Narendra Modi.
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