Narendra Modi's Political Career Quiz

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Narendra Modi's Political Career

Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India, serving since 2014.
He was Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014.
He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu nationalist group.
He is the longest-serving prime minister outside the Indian National Congress.
Modi was born in Vadnagar, Gujarat in 1950.

Early Life and RSS Involvement

Modi completed secondary education in Vadnagar.
He joined the RSS at age eight.
Modi was married to Jashodaben Modi at 18, but abandoned her soon after their marriage. This was publicly acknowledged much later.
He became a full-time RSS worker in Gujarat in 1971.
The RSS assigned him to the BJP in 1985, and he rose through its ranks, becoming general secretary in 1998.

Chief Minister of Gujarat

Modi was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001.
He was elected to the Gujarat legislative assembly shortly after.
His administration is embroiled in the 2002 Gujarat riots, considered complicit in the violence.
Estimated deaths in the riots: over 1,000 (official records), ~2,000 (independent sources), with three-quarters of the victims being Muslim.
A 2012 Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team found no evidence to prosecute Modi.
While his policies were credited with promoting economic growth, criticisms arose regarding his administration's failure to significantly improve health, poverty, and education indices in Gujarat.

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Test your knowledge on the political journey of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India. This quiz covers his early life, involvement with the RSS, and tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat. Explore key events and milestones that shaped his career.