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 Modi . He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 , and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi . Modi , a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) , is a Hindu nationalist and member of the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ) .