Narendra Damodardas Modi, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), born on September 17, 1950 to a family of grocers in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, is the 15th Prime Minister of India.

Narendra Modi shows victory sign as he casts his vote during the first phase of the 14th Lok Sabha elections in Ahmedabad. Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014.

Senior BJP leader Lal Krishan Advani, former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shanta Kumar and Narendra Modi during a rally at the Swarn Jayanti Rath Yatra on July 8, 1997. (Source: Express Photo)

Lal Krishan Advani is flanked by former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal and Narendra Modi. (Source: Express Photo)

Modi’s government has branded Gujarat as a state of dynamic development, economic growth and prosperity with the slogan, “Vibrant Gujarat”.

Political leader Kesu Bhai Patel (l) and Narendra Modi (R).

The Modi’s government brought electricity to every village in Gujarat, greatly impacting farmers. (Source: Agency Photo)

Modi visited China, Singapore and Japan to attract the foreign investors to Gujarat. A month after his China visit in 2011, the Chinese government released 13 Indian diamond traders, who were charged with smuggling in Shenzhen, with Modi attributing their release to his diplomacy and statesmanship.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being welcomed by Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani on his arrival for the re-dedication and inauguration of HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai.

U.S. President Barack Obama and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) talk as they have coffee and tea together in the gardens of Hyderabad House in New Delhi January 25, 2015. Obama is visiting India for three days to attend Republic Day celebrations and meet with Indian leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Syeed at the swearing-in ceremony,in Jammu on Sunday, March 1, 2015.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a photo with students during a visit to Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia on Friday November 14, 2014. (Source: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh during Dussehra celebrations at Subhash Maidan in New Delhi on Friday, October 3, 2014.

Prime Minster Narendra Modi taking selfie with President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj during a meeting in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sunday, May 17, 2015.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays with a child during his visit to the Golden Pavilion Temple in Japan on Sunday, August 31, 2014.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi beats a traditional Taiko drum during inauguration of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Japan Technology and Culture Academy in Tokyo on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) tries to play a soprano recorder before school children at a music class during a visit at Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo September 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will tell his Indian counterpart Modi at a summit on Monday that Japan aims to double its direct investment in India in five years from some $2 billion last year, the Nikkei business daily reported.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) enjoys tea cakes during a tea ceremony at the Omotesenke tea hut, one of the main schools for Japanese tea ceremony, in Tokyo September 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will tell his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at a summit on Monday that Japan aims to double its direct investment in India in five years from some $2 billion last year, the Nikkei business daily reported. (Source: Reuters)

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they begin a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington

Prime Minister Narendra Modi talking with his Mongolian counterpart Chimed Saikhanbileg during the Mini Naadam festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sunday, May 17, 2015.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the welcoming banquet for the BRICS Summit, in Xiamen, China (Source: Reuters)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Siachen on the occasion of Diwali on Thursday, October 24, 2014.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in traditional Naga attire, addresses the gathering during the opening day of the Hornbill festival at Kisama village on the outskirts of Kohima in Nagaland on Monday, December 1, 2014. (Source: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting the book, “Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on Radio” to the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, at Mahatma Mandir Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (Source: PTI Photo/PIB)