Narendra Modi turns 68: 15 facts you can't overlook about the 14th Prime Minister of India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 26, 2018. (Image: REUTERS)

Today, on September 17, 2018, the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Damodardas Modi turned 68. It's been a long journey for him -- from a nobody to the top governing spot of India.

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Modi is the first Prime Minister to be born after the independence (Image: Reuters)

He served tea at Mehsana railway Station to Jawans during India-Pakistan 1965 war (Image: Getty)

A young Modi, inspired by Swami Vivekananda, went to Ramakrishna Mission ashram to take sanyasi and become a monk. Swami Atmasthananda told him that sanyas was not for him and his work was among people and not in seclusion (Image: Reuters)

In 1972, he joined Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh

He joined the BJP as the organization secretary of Gujarat Unit in February 1987 and became the National General Secretary (Organisation) in the year 1998 (Image: Reuters)

He became the CM of Gujarat in October 2001 and achieved the feat of being the longest serving CM of the state (Image: Reuters)

He has been sworn-in as the CM of Gujarat a total of four times (Image: Getty)

Narendra Modi was declared as the PM candidate of the party for 2014 Lok Sabha elections and was sworn in as 14th PM of India after NDA's historic victory (Image: Getty)

(The information provided in the article has been sourced from the official website of PM Narendra Modi -- narendramodi.in)