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 MoreThe Mumbai Trans Harbour link (MTHL), now named as ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari - Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’ is the longest bridge and also the longest sea bridge constructed in India. The foundation stone of the bridge was also laid by the Prime Minister Modi in December, 2016.
The Prime Minister is on a day-long visit to Maharashtra. He offered prayers at the Kalaram temple in Nashik. Later, he is scheduled to inaugurate India's longest sea bridge in Mumbai.
Swami Vivekananda birth anniversary: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik, Maharashtra today and address the youth of the nation in the presence of Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) on Wednesday urged all film producers to call out their shooting bookings in the Maldives and choose the Indian islands of Lakshadweep instead. Scroll down to know the full story.
PM Modi and the Czech prime minister reviewed bilateral relations at the meeting and held discussions covering various sectors, including new and emerging technologies, automobiles, climate change, and defence.
The business tycoon also outlined five commitments to the people of Gujarat. Firstly, Reliance will continue to play a significant role in the state's growth story, with substantial investments in the next decade.
The main objective of celebrating World Hindi Diwas is to promote Hindi as an international language and strengthen its global presence. It is also a platform to bring together Hindi-speaking communities from different countries and celebrate their cultural diversity.
Bangladesh Elections 2024: This election marks the second-lowest turnout since Bangladesh restored democracy in 1991, with the lowest recorded in the controversial February 1996 polls at 26.5%.
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After PM Modi's visit to Lakshadweep, the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive islands have emerged as a perfect alternative to Maldives, which was followed by Maldives Minister Abdulla Mahzoom Majeed passing hateful and racist comments on Indians.
According to multiple media reports, the Indian High Commissioner has taken up the matter with the Mohamed Muizzu-led government in Male.
2024 Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi is also expected to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for various projects, including roads and bridges, in Bihar.
Several Maldives ministers took PM Modi's visit to Lakshadweep as an offence and started pouring nasty remarks against Indians. Several of the ministers even claimed that Indian beaches could not meet the cleanliness level of the Maldives beaches.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully injected its first-ever Sun mission into its final orbit.
For the first time, Khelo India Youth Games would be held in the state and it is slated to be conducted from January 19 to 31, Udhayanidhi Stalin informed.
The three-day conference will cover a wide array of topics related to policing and internal security. These topics include cybercrime, technology in policing, counter-terrorism challenges, left-wing extremism, prison reforms, and other pertinent issues.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has started the registration process for Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024. Interested students can register themselves on the official website, mygov.in the portal to participate in the event. The application window will remain active till January 12, 2024.
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link inauguration: The MTHL will further connect to the arterial Mumbai Pune Expressway, which links the state's two largest cities, as per officials. The MTHL is a 6-lane sea link, with 16.50 kilometre of the stretch on sea and 5.50 km on land.
PM Modi Ayodhya visit: "Maharishi Valmiki introduced us to the works of Lord Ram through Ramayana. In modern India, Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhya Dham, will connect us with the divine-grand-new Ram temple," PM Modi said.
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