Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The announcement comes two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, announcing the extension of the lockdown period until 3 May The Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI) on Thursday said that it has suspended the annual T20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) indefinitely in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak.
The announcement came two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, announcing the extension of the lockdown period until 3 May. "The health and safety of the nation and everyone involved in our great sport remains our top priority and as such, the BCCI along with the franchise owners, broadcaster, sponsors and all the stakeholders acknowledge that the IPL 2020 season