Narendra Damodardas Modi
Prime Minister of India
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
In office since
26 May 2014
Tenure
12.3 years
Born
1950, Vadnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat
✦ Education
BA Political Science
Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi · 1978
MA Political Science (Entire Political Science)
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad · 1983
Modi's degrees were the subject of RTI queries and legal challenges. Delhi University confirmed a BA conferred in 1978; Gujarat University issued an MA in 1983. The Supreme Court declined to order an investigation in 2016. Opponents have questioned attendance and mode-of-study for both degrees.
✦ Terms in Office
1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
✦ Prior Role
Chief Minister, Gujarat — 3 consecutive terms (Oct 2001 – May 2014)
✦ Context & Governance Notes
Narendra Modi is the 14th Prime Minister of India, first PM from a non-Congress party to serve three consecutive terms. BJP won outright majorities in 2014 and 2019; in 2024 BJP won 240 seats (short of 272 majority) and formed government with NDA allies. Key legislative achievements include GST, IBC, and Citizenship Amendment Act. Critics cite a decline in press-freedom rankings (ranked 159th by RSF in 2024), concerns over minority rights, and economic inequality as areas where governance has fallen short.
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Narendra Damodardas Modi
- Role
- Prime Minister of India
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Alliance
- NDA
- In Office Since
- 2014-05-26
- Tenure
- 12.3 years
- Birth Year
- 1950
- Birthplace
- Vadnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat
Sources
Education from EC affidavits; tenure data from official government records.