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.
Coronavirus LIVE updates: Will India extend lockdown? PM Modi meets with chief ministers to discuss strategy
As India enters the final phase of 54-day nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the chief ministers today to discuss the road ahead.
This was the fifth such meeting between PM Modi and state chief ministers since the outbreak emerged. The focus of today's meetings will be on exit strategies of the third phase of coronavirus lockdown as well as restarting the economy. "PM Narendra Modi to hold the 5th meeting via video-conference with state Chief Ministers tomorrow (Monday) afternoon at 3 p.m.," PMO India tweeted earlier in the day.
Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba met state chief secretaries on Sunday and advised them to ensure that “green zones" – areas that are largely COVID-19-free – remain insulated from the spread of
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