Narendra Damodardas Modi (
pronunciation (help·info); born 17 September 1950) is the 14th and current
Chief Minister of Gujarat, a state in western India. Modi was a key strategist for the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) in the successful 1995 and 1998 Gujarat state election campaigns.
He first became chief minister of Gujarat in October 2001, being
promoted to the office upon the resignation of his predecessor,
Keshubhai Patel, following the defeat of BJP in by-elections. In July 2007, he became the longest-serving
Chief Minister in Gujarat's history when he had been in power for 2,063 days continuously. Under his leadership, the BJP won the
2012 Gujarat assembly election and he was chosen to serve for a fourth term as chief minister.
Modi is a member of the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and describes himself as a
Hindu nationalist[1] and is described as a Hindu Nationalist by scholars.
[2][3] Modi is a controversial figure both within India and internationally.
[4][5][6][7] His administration has been criticised for the incidents surrounding the
2002 Gujarat violence.
[7][8] His policies are credited with creating the environment for the high economic growth in Gujarat.
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