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Shah, a close confidant of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, became BJP president for the remainder of Rajnath Singh's term after the latter joined First Modi cabinet. Commentators described Shah's appointment as demonstrating Modi's control over the BJP. Shah was re-elected for a full three-year term in 2016. 11 2020– J. P. Nadda (Incumbent)
Bottom left: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first non-Congress prime minister to complete a full 5 year term. Bottom center: Manmohan Singh was the first prime minister from a minority religion. Bottom right: Narendra Modi is the only prime minister to be born in independent India and is the longest-serving non-Congress prime minister.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; Hindustani pronunciation: [bʱaːɾətiːjə dʒənətaː paːɾʈiː] ⓘ lit. ' Indian People's Party ') is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. [43] BJP was born out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. [44]
The prime minister of India (ISO: Bhārata kē Pradhānamaṁtrī) is the head of Union Council of Ministers [2] [a] of the Republic of India.Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Council of Ministers, [5] [6] [7] despite the president of India being the nominal head of the executive.
The party—or coalition of parties—having a majority in the Lok Sabha chooses the Prime Minister of India. [2] [3] [4] ... Must not be less than 25 years of age.
On 13 October 2018, Modi was named the BJP candidate for prime minister in the 2019 general election. [228] The BJP's chief campaigner was its president Amit Shah . Modi launched the party's Main Bhi Chowkidar ("I too am a watchman") campaign ahead of the general election, against the INC's campaign slogan Chowkidar Chor Hai ("The watchman is a ...
He cited the 75 years age-limit rule in BJP. During the speech he went through his memories of the 45 year political career, thanked his party leaders and high command, and submitted his resignation that afternoon, to the Governor of Karnataka. [87] PM at the inauguration of Shivamogga Airport greets Yediyurappa on the occasion of his 80th ...
He headed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the Indian Parliament, and became the first Prime Minister unaffiliated with the Indian National Congress to complete a full five-year term in office. He died at the age of 93 on Thursday 16 August 2018 at 17:05 at AIIMS, New Delhi.