Narendra Modi
Once a poor tea seller, India's PM is running for a second term
CAREER
Joined a Hindu hardline nationalist group at the age of eight and left home as a teenager to become an activist
Joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the mid-80s, rising fast through its ranks
Became chief minister of his Gujarat home state in 2001
Led the BJP into the 2014 general election where his party won the biggest landslide in India's history
Has never given a press conference as prime minister
REPUTATION
Espouses outspoken nationalist causes and portrays himself as the tough guy protecting national security and Hindu values
Regales rallies with stories of how he is "a son of soil," contrasting himself with Rahul Gandhi as a spoiled member of a political dynasty
Much like US President Trump, frequently uses social media to amplify his opinions and policies; his personal Twitter account has 47.3 million followers