Premiership of Narendra Modi

Modi's official photograph (c.2014)
Premiership of Narendra Modi
26 May 2014  present
PartyBharatiya Janata Party

First term

26 May 2014  30 May 2019
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Appointed byPresident Pranab Mukherjee
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Second term

30 May 2019  9 June 2024
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Appointed byPresident Ram Nath Kovind
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Third term

9 June 2024  Present
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Appointed byPresident Droupadi Murmu
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The premiership of Narendra Modi began 26 May 2014 with his swearing-in as the prime minister of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeded Manmohan Singh of the Indian National Congress (INC). Modi's first cabinet consisted of 45 ministers, 25 fewer than the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. A total of 21 ministers were added to the council of ministers on 9 November 2014.

In 2019, he was elected as the prime minister of India for a second term and sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 May 2019. His second cabinet consisted of 54 ministers and initially had 51 ministers, which was expanded to 77 ministers during a reshuffle on 7 July 2021.

Modi was sworn in for a third term as prime minister, heading a coalition government, on 9 June 2024.

His premiership has, to a considerable extent, embodied a high command culture. India has experienced significant democratic backsliding under his tenure.