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.
PM hints at lockdown extension but will talk to CMs before final decision
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hinted at an extension of the nationwide lockdown beyond its current deadline of 14 April, telling Members of Parliament (MPs) of different political parties that experts favoured doing so.
Modi also added that a final call on the issue would be taken after the upcoming meeting with all chief ministers on 11 April.
Modi had called a meeting of floor leaders of all political parties in Parliament who have more than 5 MPs in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that lockdown will not be lifted in one go on April 14.
PM Modi told us that pre-corona and post-corona life won't be same," said Pinaki Misra, senior leader Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Member of
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