The term Prime Minister Narendra refers to the current premiership of Narendra Damodardas Modi, the head of government of the Republic of India, an institution defined by the Constitution of India. His first term began on May 26, 2014, when he was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a majority in the 2014 general election. He is the longest-serving non-Congress Prime Minister of India.
The office is established by the Constitution, which mandates a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President (Article 74(1)). The President appoints the Prime Minister (Article 75(1)). The mechanism of the office is rooted in the Westminster model, where the Prime Minister is the undisputed chief of the executive and the head of the Union Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha (Article 75(3)). The Prime Minister is also duty-bound to communicate all decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President (Article 78).
The office connects directly to the President of India, the nominal head of the executive, and the Union Council of Ministers. A key provision related to the office is Article 75(1A), inserted by the 91st Amendment Act, 2003, which limits the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, to fifteen per cent of the total members of the Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Modi was sworn in for a third consecutive term on June 9, 2024, a feat previously achieved only by Jawaharlal Nehru. This third term is notable as it heads a coalition government, unlike the absolute majorities secured by the BJP in 2014 and 2019.