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.
NEW DELHI : Prime minister Narendra Modi is to meet state chief ministers in two batches next week on 16 and 17 June, a person familiar with the development said on Friday.
This comes against the backdrop of novel coronavirus cases in the country crossing the 300,000 mark and India overtaking Britain to reach the fourth spot in the list of countries with most covid-19 cases.The surge in the number of covid-19 cases comes as the Indian government on 31 May announced measures to slowly ease restrictions and allow economic activity to take place in most areas except in containment zones where activities are restricted till 30 June.Under "Unlock 1" announced on 30 May, relaxations were made for public and businesses to ensure that economic.