Narendra Modi

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 2001: Became chief minister of his Gujarat home state 2014: Led the BJP into the general election where his party won the biggest landslide in India's history 2019: He was again sworn in as the Prime minister 2015: Narendra Modi During his first term in office visited Sri Lanka 2017: participate He visited as the Chief Sri Lanka Guest in to the UN Vesak Day celebrations