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 update: Will India extend the lockdown? PM Modi talks to chief ministers over COVID-19 strategy
As India enters the final week of nationwide lockdown, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the chief minister today via a video conference to discuss the road ahead.
The total number of coronavirus cases has climbed to 27,892 today, according to ministry of health and welfare. This will be the fourth such meeting between PM Narendra Modi and state chief minister since the outbreak emerged.
The high level meeting is expected to discuss "graded" exit strategy from the lockdown, according to a report in PTI. India is under nationwide lockdown till May 3 to mitigate the spread of the virus. Here are the latest updates on COVID-19 pandemic here: -RBI announces ₹50,000 crore lifeline for mutual funds To ease liquidity pressures on mutual
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