Overview

• Posting on X, Narendra Modi said he is entering his 25th year as head of a government and expressed gratitude to the people of India.
• He shared a 2001 photograph from his first swearing-in as Gujarat chief minister along with an image from his oath as prime minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• He recalled his mother's advice to work for the poor and never take a bribe and pledged to work harder toward a Viksit Bharat guided by the Constitution.
• Modi served as Gujarat chief minister from October 2001 to May 2014 before becoming India’s prime minister in 2014.
• Coverage highlights Gujarat-era initiatives including post-earthquake reconstruction, flood and drought management systems, evening courts, and creation of a Climate Change Department later linked to India’s role at COP21.