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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Besides, Bangladesh and Sri Lankan PM, leaders of Bhutan, Mauritius, and Nepal are also expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The National Democratic Alliance leaders have unanimously approved PM Modi's name as their leader and extended support to the BJP to form the next government at the Centre.
The BJP secured 240 seats, with the NDA obtaining a clear majority in the 543-member house. The principal opposition party, Congress, won 99 seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received congratulations from over 50 world leaders in the wake of his monumental third-term victory on Tuesday. Leaders from both India's neighbouring countries and those further afield extended their warm regards.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received congratulations from over 50 world leaders in the wake of his monumental third-term victory on Tuesday. Leaders from both India's neighbouring countries and those further afield extended their warm regards.
The meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence at the 7, Lok Kalyan Marg to discuss election results and next government formation.
As Lok Sabha election results are announced, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a total of 240 seats but fell short of absolute majority.
China underscored that a sound and stable India relationship is conducive to the interests of both the countries and conducive to the peace and development in the region and beyond.
"I extend my warmest congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being reelected for a third consecutive term. May the friendship between India and Israel continue to surge towards new heights. Badhaai Ho!" Israel PM said in a message on social media.
Ukraine President Zelenskyy underscored the soaring influence of India in the global perspective and stressed how "Everyone in the world recognises the significance and weight of India's role in global affairs".
The BJP-led NDA is set to form its third successive government at the Centre. The election results showed the NDA winning 291 seats, the opposition INDIA bloc securing 234 seats, and other parties obtaining 18 seats.
Both Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav are scheduled to attend their individual alliance partner meetings in Delhi, a day after election results. NDA and INDIA bloc will sit today to decide on government formation, as the BJP has fallen short of majority.
Pakistan's former ministers and experts offered their insight into the outcome of the Indian elections, with some urging Pakistan to learn a lesson from its neighbour.
As Narendra Modi is set to win a rare third term in office, India's neighbouring nations including Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepalese leaders took to social media, and congratulated him for NDA's victory.
India started counting votes Tuesday from its staggered, six-week election that was seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decade in power and was expected to give him a third term in office. Let's have a look at how world media covers the elections.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Overall, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading on 292 Lok Sabha seats, more than the required number of 272 to form the government. However, the saffron party failed to achieve the absolute majority on its own.
The SP-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh has come as a surprise and dent BJP-led NDA prospects in the state. The INDIA bloc led by SP-Congress is ahead on more number of seats than the NDA bloc.
Counting of votes in all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala seats is taking place today. Stay tuned with India TV to catch all the latest updates on election results in Kerala.
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