Narendra Modi is a politician.
The Bharatiya Janata Party ( [ bʱaːrət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrʈiː ] ; translation : Indian People 's Party ; BJP ) is one of the two major political parties in India , along with the Indian National Congress . The Chief Minister of Gujarat is the chief executive of the western Indian state of Gujarat . Narendra Damodardas Modi ( [ ˈnəɾeːnd̪rə d̪aːmoːd̪əɾˈd̪aːs ˈmoːd̪iː ] , born 17 September 1950 ) is an Indian politician who is the 14th and current Prime Minister of India , in office since May 2014 . He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 , and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi .