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 comments are his first since the 'Mahagathbandhan 2.0' government came to power in Bihar after the JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar dumped the BJP and joined hands with Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress and other parties.
The BJP government in Gujarat released all the 11 people convicted for the rape of a pregnant Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots, under its remission policy.
Mann ki Baat: In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Looking forward to ideas and inputs for the upcoming #MannKiBaat programme on 28th August. Write on MyGov or the NaMo App. Alternatively, record a message by dialling 1800-11-7800."
PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron also reviewed ongoing bilateral initiatives including defence cooperation projects and cooperation in civil nuclear energy between the two nations.
Independence Day 2022: Addressing the nation for the ninth time from the historic ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Modi hit out at the 'parivaarwad' and 'bhai-batijawad' in his speech and asked the people to help eradicate this.
Independence Day 2022: India is an aspiration society and such a society is an asset, and where there is an aspirational society, then even the governments have to run with time and are accountable at every front, the Prime Minister said.
Independence Day 2022: PM Modi in his speech at Red Fort launched a fight against corruption and nepotism and sought the support of Indians in end these evils.
Independence Day 2022: PM Modi mentioned a new term 'techade' emphasizing the importance of the technology in today's world adding that 5G services will soon be launched in the country.
Decoding PM Narendra Modi's 76th Independence Day look: Wearing a traditional tri-coloured motif safa (headgear) with a long trail, PM arrived at Red Fort where he was received by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt.
Independence Day 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the ramparts of the Red Fort addressed the nation on the 76th Independence Day, wishing the citizens of the country on the occasion.
Independence Day 2022: On the 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', Modi paid tributes to all those who lost their lives during the Partition violence and applauded the resilience and grit of those who suffered during the tragedy.
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi had last year announced that August 14 will be observed as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' to remind the nation of the sufferings and sacrifices of Indians during the partition in 1947.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passes away: Born on July 5, 1960 in a Rajasthani family, Jhunjhunwala grew up in Bombay, where his father worked as a Commissioner of Income Tax. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Har Ghar Tiranga: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens of the country to share a photo with the Tiranga on the official website of Har Ghar Tiranga (harghartiranga.com) to mark the upcoming Independence Day celebrations.
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi is hosting all the winners of the Commonwealth Games who made the country proud on the international stage.
Independence Day 2022: There are some PMs who had the opportunity to hoist the tricolour at the Red Fort several times while others missed out on the opportunity. Here is a list of all the those who have hoisted the flag the maximum number of times since independence.
Raksha Bandhan 2022:This was a special Raksha Bandhan as these girls were the daughters of sweepers, peons, gardeners, drivers, etc working at the Prime Minister's Office.
Bihar Political News: A senior Opposition leader also pointed out that Kumar is one among the several leaders with prime ministerial ambitions, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, besides Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Bihar political crisis: Nitish Kumar met Governor Phagu Chauhan and tendered his resignation as chief minister of the NDA government in Bihar. He said the decision to sever ties with the NDA was taken by his party, the JD(U).
PM Modi-Mamata Meeting: CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty alleged that had it been a meeting for getting the dues of state, officers of various departments of the state government would also have been present with relevant documents.
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