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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation amid the extended nationwide lockdown in the country on order to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak in India.
During the address, the prime minister informed the citizens that there will be a fourth extension to the lockdown, which has been imposed in the country since 25 March, 2020.
However, this lockdown extension will be a "totally different lockdown." Modi went on to say that the lockdown 4.0 will contain new rules based on the suggestions from the states.
He said that the fourth phase of lockdown will be in a new form with new rules and will be declared before 18 May. "On the basis of recommendations received from states, new rules will be framed, and information about the