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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Shashi Tharoor lauded the Modi government over the conduct of the G20 Summit and called the New Delhi Declaration that was adopted on the very first day of the mega event as a "diplomatic triumph for India".
After the conclusion of India's G20 Summit on Sunday, Shah Rukh Khan praised and congratulated PM Narendra Modi for the successful mega event.
Rajasthan polls 2023: Congress leader during her rally said the BJP's only focus is to remain in power whereas the poor and the middle class are neglected.
Nora Fatehi took to her Instagram handle to express gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his heartfelt condolences and support to quake-hit Morocco.
G20 Summit: "The historic G20 Summit in New Delhi has successfully concluded. India’s Presidency under the visionary leadership of PM Narendra Modi has left an indelible mark on the world stage," Singh said in a post on X.
G20: The New Delhi Leaders Declaration focuses on strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth; accelerating progress on SDGs, green development pact for a sustainable future, multilateral institutions for the 21st century, and reinvigorating multilateralism, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said.
India does not limit connectivity into regional borders. It has been India's priority to increase connectivity with all regions, PM Modi said on India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor.
The new economic corridor was jointly announced by India, United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
A look at what's on the menu for G20 guests as they attend special dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
G20 Summit: Li also highlighted President Xi's new initiatives such as the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI), and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) aimed at promoting closer relations between countries.
India is currently hosting G20 Summit in New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam, where world leaders of 20 strongest economies including USA, UK, France, among others have arrived for the Summit.
Modi realized the importance of G-20, coordinated with its member countries and strove to make it the world's biggest forum.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has supported the BJP government over its stand on the Russia-Ukraine war saying India has done the right thing in putting its sovereign and economic interests first.
The G20 leaders will deliberate on pressing global issues at the grouping's annual summit here on September 9 and 10. India is hosting the summit in its capacity as the current G20 chair.
G20 Summit: The meeting between PM Modi and Hasina comes a day before the G20 meeting at Prime Minister's residence where they reiterated their firm commitment to further strengthening the bilateral relations that exist between two friendly neighbours.
In a joint statement issued on India-US ties after PM Modi-Joe Biden meeting, it said that the US President welcomed the issuance of Letter of Request from India's defence ministry to procure 31 drones from US.
Prime Minister Modi welcomed US President Joe Biden at his residence in New Delhi as the latter arrived for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
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