Shri Narendra Modi
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| Shri Narendra Modi |
On 26th May 2014, Shri Narendra Modi became the 15th Prime Minister of India. In the General election held earlier, Modiji led his Bhartiya Janta Party to unprecedented victory. The Party won 282 seats.
Shri Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister who was born in independent India. He was born on 17 September 1950 in Vadnagar, a small town in Mahsana district of Gujrat. His father Shri Damodar Das ran a small tea stall and he helped his father by selling tea. He passed his M.A. in Political Science from Gujrat University in 1980.
He was married at an early age of 17 but he did not like to lead the life of a householder. He dedicated his life of a householder. He dedicated his life to Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh. He joined politics and worked for BJP. In October 2007, the then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, appointed him the Chief Minister of Gujrat. He remained Chief Minister of Gujrat for 13 years continuously.
Modiji is a vegetarian and leads a simple life. He started several successful schemes for the development of Gujrat. Now the people hope that he will lead the country to peace and prosperity, remove corruption and create employment for his youth.