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.
States lead the way for extension of lockdown amid political consensus
NEW DELHI: Most state governments cutting across political lines on Saturday supported the extension of national lockdown beyond 14 April to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The views were expressed by chief ministers of key states in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi, Maha Vikas Aghadi-led Maharashtra, Telangana Rashtra Samithi-led Telangana, Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal and Congress-led Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh were some of the key non-Bharatiya Janata Party led state governments that supported the extension of lockdown.
The development points to the larger political consensus emerging over the extension of lockdown which is being seen as the key factor to control
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