Narendra Modi is the fourteenth Prime Minister of India, who took office on May 26, 2014. Before taking over as the PM, Modi was the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat for three consecutive terms (2001 to 2014). As the CM, he is credited with boosting Gujarat's economy and making it a lucrative investment destination for industrialists.
A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Modi is a Hindu nationalist and member of the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Aiming to transform India into a global manufacturing hub, Modi took the initiative of launching the 'Make in India' campaign on September 2014.
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On November 8, 2016, in a surprise announcement, he ordered to ban higher denomination currency notes (Rs 500 and Rs 1,000) to weed out black money and end corruption.
Ever since he has taken over the office, Modi has tried to raise foreign direct investment in the Indian economy, increased the budget on infrastructure and reduced spending on healthcare and social welfare programmes. He also initiated a national-level sanitation campaign and abolished environmental and labour laws.
During the Gujarat Assembly Elections in 2017, Modi spearheaded the election campaign and came out victorious in his home state. Though Congress party gave Modi's BJP a tough competition, the party managed to gather 99 seats out of the 182 assembly seats.
For the upcoming 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in May, Modi-led BJP is devising strategy to win the politically crucial southern state. The saffron party is targeting Karnataka as the gateway to the southern states.
A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Modi is a Hindu nationalist and member of the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Aiming to transform India into a global manufacturing hub, Modi took the initiative of launching the 'Make in India' campaign on September 2014.
Live: Union Budget 2018 | Key highlights of the budget
On November 8, 2016, in a surprise announcement, he ordered to ban higher denomination currency notes (Rs 500 and Rs 1,000) to weed out black money and end corruption.
Ever since he has taken over the office, Modi has tried to raise foreign direct investment in the Indian economy, increased the budget on infrastructure and reduced spending on healthcare and social welfare programmes. He also initiated a national-level sanitation campaign and abolished environmental and labour laws.
During the Gujarat Assembly Elections in 2017, Modi spearheaded the election campaign and came out victorious in his home state. Though Congress party gave Modi's BJP a tough competition, the party managed to gather 99 seats out of the 182 assembly seats.
For the upcoming 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in May, Modi-led BJP is devising strategy to win the politically crucial southern state. The saffron party is targeting Karnataka as the gateway to the southern states.
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