Narendra Dāmodardās Modī (Gujarātī: નરેન્દ્ર મોદી, born September 17, 1950) is the incumbent Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat since October 7, 2001. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOVD Articles that have been linked to this page are the subject of an NPOV dispute (NPOV stands for Neutral Point Of View; see below). ... This article lists the Chief Ministers of Gujarat state in chronological order. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vadnagar is a city and a municipality in Mahesana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. ... Districts of Northern Gujarat Mehsana District is located in Gujarat. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... Gandhinagar   (Gujarati: ગાંધીનગર, Hindi: गाँधीनगर) is the capital of Gujarat State, India. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gujarati (ગુજરાતી GujÇŽrātÄ«; also known as Gujerati, Gujarathi, Guzratee, and Guujaratee[3]) is an Indo-Aryan language descending from Sanskrit, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

He participated in the rise to political dominance of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat as its elections organiser in the early 1990s, a period which led to its election in 1995. He became Gujarat's Chief Minister in October 2001, promoted to that office when his predecessor Keshubhai Patel resigned, following the defeat of the BJP in by-elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Keshubhai Patel (born 1929) is a former Cheif Minister of Gujarat state in India from March 1995 to October 1995 and from March 1998 to October 2001. ...

He was re-elected in December 2002 as chief minister with 126 seats in the 182-member assembly. Apart from the controversy that was generated due to his staunch support of Hindutva, he is widely regarded an excellent administrator who turned Gujarat into an economic powerhouse.^[1][2] For Veer Savarkars book, see Hindutva (book). ...

Biography

Modi was born in the northern Mehsana district of Gujarat, to a middle-class family. As a young man, he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist organisation. He became a full-time worker and organiser for it, and was later nominated by it to be a representative on the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[3] He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the year 1974 and was involved in the anti-corruption Nav Nirmāṇ ("Reconstruction") Movement.^[4] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the early 1980s. He helped maintain the relations between the RSS and the BJP. In 1988 he became the General Secretary of the Gujarat State BJP unit. He is believed to be a protégé of Lal Krishna Advani, who is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party himself. Advani has praised Modi on numerous occasions, referring to him as "a leader who, after being subjected to a malicious and prolonged campaign of vilification, has been able to impress even his critics with his determination, single-minded focus, integrity and a wide array of achievements in a relatively short time."^[5] Districts of Northern Gujarat Mehsana District is located in Gujarat. ... The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindi: , English: ), also known as the Sangh or the RSS, is a Hindu nationalist organization in India. ... Hindutva (Hinduness, a word coined by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his 1923 pamphlet entitled Hindutva: Who is a Hindu? ) is used to describe movements advocating Hindu nationalism. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindi: , English: ), also known as the Sangh or the RSS, is a Hindu nationalist organization in India. ... BJP could mean one of Indias largest political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party British Journal of Photography British Journal of Psychiatry British Journal of Pharmocology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Lal Krishna Advani (Sindhi: लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी, لال ڪرشنا آڏواڻي) ( ਲਾਲ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਆਡਵਾਨੀ ), also known as Lal Kishenchand Advani (Sindhi: लाल किशेन्चन्द आडवाणी, لال ڪشن چند آڏواڻي) (b. ...

He was believed to be a back-room operator for the political party in the beginning, but during the elections he portrayed himself as a pro-Hindu leader and campaigned on a platform of Hindutva.^[6] For Veer Savarkars book, see Hindutva (book). ...

In 1995 he was made the National Secretary of the party, in charge of five major states in India.

Chief Ministership

Gujarat earthquake

In October 2001, he was asked by the party to head the government in Gujarat. In 2001, Gujarat was facing problems because of several natural calamities having struck in the preceding years, including the massive Gujarat Earthquake in January 2001. Modi immediately worked to re-organize and catalyze the local economy^[7]. This article is for the Indian state. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a month starting on Monday with 31 days. ...

Economic growth

Modi re-organised the government's administrative structure and embarked upon a massive cost-cutting exercise in order to compensate for economic losses^[8]. Before his arrival to power, the economy was shrinking and domestic growth was stagnant^[2]. During his first administration, Gujarat registered a GDP growth rate of over 10%, the highest growth rate among all the states in India^[9]. Growth can mean increase in spatial number or complexity for concrete entities in time or increase in some other dimension for abstract or hard-to-measure entities. ...

The Gujarat government credits Modi with reducing the fiscal deficit of the state exchequer by fifty percent and reducing the losses of the Gujarat State Electricity Board. He has increased the availability of electricity in many parts of rural Gujarat. One of the most significant achievements of his government has been successful raising of the height of the Narmada Dam from 95 to 110.64 metres, which resulted in increased irrigation, water supplies and hydroelectric power ^[8]. The Narmada Dam Project, known officially as the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP), is a project involving the construction of a series of large hydroelectric dams on the Narmada River in India. ...

Modi is considered front-runner in party's leadership among the next generation of politicians, in fact he has often been projected as BJP's future potential prime ministerial candidate by many senior leaders. A section of society calls him "Chhotte Sardar" the next Sardar Patel who is most distinguished politician from Gujarat-State who is the architect of India with immpeccable contribution to India's freedom movement. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (October 31, 1875–December 15, 1950), popularly referred to as Sardar Patel, was an Indian statesman, an important leader of the Indian National Congress and the deputy Prime Minister in the first cabinet of Independent India. ...

Social reforms

The Gujarat government under Modi tackled the issue of nutrition in schools by fortifying much of the food with folic acid. Also adding vitamine A and D in vegetable oils and iron in wheat flour.Due to these and other reforms, the number of children suffering from anemia and night blindness have decreased^[2]. This article is for the Indian state. ... Folic acid and folate (the anion form) are forms of the water-soluble Vitamin B9. ... This article discusses the medical condition. ... Nyctalopia (literally night blindness) is a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in the dark. ...

Gujarat violence

Main article: 2002 Gujarat violence

In February 2002, when Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, violence broke out across the state claiming around a thousand lives. An official estimate stated that 254 Hindus and 790 Muslims were killed, with 223 more missing.^[10] The riots followed the Godhra Train Burning incident, where 58 Hindus were burnt alive on a train carriage, which was set on fire by Muslim fundamentalists.^[11] The skyline of Ahmedabad filled with smoke as buildings and shops are set on fire by rioting mobs. ... The Godhra Train Burning Incident occurred in the town Godhra in the Indian state of Gujarat at 0630 hrs on 27 February 2002. ...

Investigations

Subsequent reports from Human Rights Watch and the national Human Rights Commission have claimed that Modi and his ministers had 'complicity' in the riots that was 'tacit, if not explicit'^[12]. The report was quoted and expanded on by the United States State Department's country human rights reports for 2003^[13]. The National Human Rights Commission criticized the government, pointing to "a comprehensive failure on the part of the State Government of Gujarat to control persistent violations of rights".^[14] The claims of Human Rights Watch and associated groups have been rejected by Modi, and the BJP and the BJP's supporters have also stated that the reports are politically motivated. Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a United States-based international non-government organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... BJP could mean one of Indias largest political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party British Journal of Photography British Journal of Psychiatry British Journal of Pharmocology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

A judicial commission constituted to examine allegations of Gujarat state administration's involvement in the riots of 2002 has twice so far said that there was no evidence as yet to implicate either Modi or his administration in the riots. This article is for the Indian state. ...

Political fallout

As an aftermath to the riots, there were calls for Modi to resign as chief minister of Gujarat.The opposition parties stalled the national parliament over the issue. Even allies of the BJP like DMK and TDP were asking for Modi's resignation.^[15][16] Modi submitted his resignation to the Governor and recommended the dissolution of the 10th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.^[17][18] In the subsequent elections, the BJP, led by Modi, won the elections by a huge margin. This article is for the Indian state. ... The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is a regional political party in the Tamil Nadu state of India. ... TDP can mean: Telugu Desam Party, a regional political party in India Thermal depolymerization, a process for converting biomass into oil Thermal Design Point, a value describing the thermal limits of a computer system Theory of democratic peace Torsades de pointes, a form of cardiac arrhythmia Trans-Dimensional Police, a... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ...

Position on terrorism

On July 18, 2006, Modi delivered a speech criticizing Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "for his reluctance to revive anti-terror legislations" such as the Prevention of Terrorism Act. He asked the Centre to empower states to invoke tougher laws in the wake of the blasts in Mumbai.^[19] Quoting Modi: is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Prime Minister of India. ... Prevention of Terrorism Act could refer to two different sets of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom the Prevention of Terrorism Acts passed between 1974 and 1989 to deal with Northern Ireland terrorism the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 It also could refer to the Prevention of Terrorism Act...

Keshubhai Patel (born 1929) is a former Cheif Minister of Gujarat state in India from March 1995 to October 1995 and from March 1998 to October 2001. ... This article lists the Chief Ministers of Gujarat state in chronological order. ... The Sangh Parivar is a loose family of organizations, which promote the ideology of Hindutva. ... The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindi: , English: ), also known as the Sangh or the RSS, is a Hindu nationalist organization in India. ... The Rashtriya Sevika Samiti (National Women Volunteers Committee) is the womens wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. ... Bharatiya Jana Sangh is the old name of Bharatiya Janata Party of India. ... (DevanāgarÄ«: विश्व हिंदू परिषद, English: ), widely recognized by its initials VHP and the more common spelling Vishwa Hindu Parishad, is a Hindu organization in India, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... Bajrang Dal (Hindi: , English: ) is the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and one of the family of organizations (Sangh Parivar) based on the core ideology of Hindutva. ... The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP, Hindi for All-India Students Council), is a youth political group drawing its inspiration from the nationalist Indian Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and now linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party. ... The Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (National Sikh Union) is a Sikh political organisation affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. ... BMS sticker Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Indian Workers Union), is the largest central trade union organization in India. ... Hindu Swayemsevak Sangh (Union of Self-Reliant Hindus) is a socio-religious public organization that engages in community activities, social services and religious work amongst the adherents of Hinduism across the world. ... National HSC Logo Hindu Students Council (also known as HSC) is an organization of Hindu students in the United States of America. ... The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch is an Indian political organisation committed to the promotion of Swadeshi (Indigenious) industries and culture. ... The Durga Vahini (Army of Durga) is the womens wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad. ... Seva Bharathi is an Indian organisation committed to social service projects, especially for the tribal and indigenious communities in India. ... The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (Indian Farmers Union) is a Indian farmers representative organisation affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. ... Logo of Balagokulam Balagokulam is a childrens movement founded during the middle of 1970 in Kerala, India. ... Established in the Year 1977, Vidya Bharati Akhil Bhartiya Shikshan Sansthan has today earned the distinction of being the largest single Organisation in the field of EDUCATION. Under the umbrella of Vidya Bharti, over 18,000 educational institutions operate in Bharat. ... The Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram is an organisation working for the socio-economic upliftment and development of Indias indigenious tribes, called vanavasis. ... K.B.Hedgewar Dr. Keshava Baliram Hedgewar (April 1, 1889 - June 21, 1940) was an Indian nationalist. ... Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar, popularly known as Guruji, was the second sarasanghachalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. ... Syama Prasad Mookerjee (also spelled as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee) (July 6, 1901 – May 23, 1953) was the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. ... Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (Hindi:पण्डित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय) (September 25, 1916 - February 11, 1968), along with Dr.Syama Prasad Mookerjee, was an important leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, now the Bharatiya Janata Party. ... Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras (commonly addressed as Balasaheb) was an Indian politician and former Sarsanghchalak, or chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the largest Hindu nationalist organisation in India. ... Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: , IPA: ) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India, briefly in 1996, and again from March 19, 1998 until May 19, 2004. ... Lal Krishna Advani (Sindhi: लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी, لال ڪرشنا آڏواڻي) ( ਲਾਲ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਆਡਵਾਨੀ ), also known as Lal Kishenchand Advani (Sindhi: लाल किशेन्चन्द आडवाणी, لال ڪشن چند آڏواڻي) (b. ... Dr. Rajendra Singh is an Indian politician and former Sarsanghchalak, or chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the largest Hindu nationalist organisation in India. ... Ashok Singhal is the international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad. ... Kuppahalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan (born June 18, 1931) is the current sarsanghachalak (appointed leader) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization. ... Praveen Togadia is an oncologist from Gujarat, India, and the International General Secretary of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), a major Hindutva organization advocating for a Hindu Rashtra in India. ... Uma Bharti (born May 3, 1959, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). ... Vinay Katiyar is a BJP politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. ... Hindu nationalism is a nationalist ideology that sees the modern state of the Republic of India as a Hindu polity [1] (Hindu Rashtra), and seeks to preserve the Hindu heritage. ... For Veer Savarkars book, see Hindutva (book). ... Integral humanism is the political philosophy practised by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the former Bharatiya Jana Sangh of India. ... Hindu Rāshtra (Hindi : हिन्दू राष्ट्र, approx. ... Ram Janmabhoomi (राम जन्मभूमि) refers to a tract of land in the North Indian city of Ayodhya which is believed to be the birthplace of the Rama. ... Akhanda Bharatam (literally undivided India) is the historic homeland of the Hindus, before Islamic conquest and colonial partition, which resulted in the subsequent conversion of a significant number to Islam and Christianity. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ...

External links

• His personal website
• Bharatiya Janata Party Gujarat: Narendra Modi
• Narendra Modi in SearchIndia.com