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Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India is celebrating his 73rd birthday on September 17th
BJP units all over India are planning to celebrate his birthday in different ways
He was born on September 17, 1950, three years after India attained freedom and months before it became a Republic
Narendra Modi was the third of the six children of Damodardas Modi and Hiraba Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Despite being involved in politics since the 1970s, his political career didn't gain significant momentum until the late 1990s
In 1987, Mr Modi started working as General Secretary of the BJP in Gujarat
The party won a majority in Gujarat in 1995, and he rose quickly up the ranks
On October 7, 2001, Narendra Modi assumed his first constitutional role when he became Chief Minister of Gujarat
In 2014, Modi-led BJP decimated all opposition and swept the election, becoming the first party to win majority in 3 decades
Before moving to New Delhi, PM Modi served as the Chief Minister of his home state of Gujarat for 13 years, since 2001
As his second term as Prime Minister is about to finish next year, Narendra Modi still towers over Indian politics and much of the country's political discourse