Indias new Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi was sworn in on 26th May, 2014. As the 15th Prime Minister of the democratic, republic of India. As a man who has risen from a humble back ground, Mr. Modi is India’s first Prime Minister to be born after Indian independence from the British in 1947.
Mr. Modi’s political ascent has been powerful and courageous. While he is reputed for transforming the Western state of Gujarat from an agricultural state to one of modern technology and manufacturing he is also accused in the Gujarat communal riots of 2002, where hundreds of innocent people lost their lives.
Mr. Modi, who won by a sweeping majority has taken control of 282 seats in India’s lower house. Political analysts who expected this change, have attributed his success also to the fall of the Congress government which had held power in India since the past decade. Tired of being controlled by one political party, a lack of progressive policies and flax decision making coupled with high costs and a plunging economy, more than 800 million Indians voted for change. In a multi-part election process that is now the world’s largest democratic exercise, Indians collectively and decisively voted for better governance, and now that Mr. Modi has won majority power, he will need to deliver on his election promises.