India's Modi Declares Assets, Owns No House Or Car

NDTV: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has total assets worth over ₹ 3 crore, but owns no land, houses or cars, he has said in his election affidavit. The Prime Minister filed his nomination from the Varanasi constituency on Tuesday.

In the affidavit, PM Modi had declared total assets worth ₹ 3.02 crore, the bulk of which is made up of a fixed deposit worth ₹ 2.86 crore with the State Bank of India. His total cash in hand is ₹ 52,920 and he has ₹ 80,304 in two bank accounts in Gandhinagar and Varanasi.

The PM has ₹ 9.12 lakh as an investment in National Savings Certificates and also owns four gold rings worth ₹ 2.68 lakh. His income went up to ₹ 23.56 lakh in 2022-23 from ₹ 11.14 lakh in 2018-19.

The PM is seeking a third term as the MP from Varanasi.

Filing his nomination from the Varanasi constituency earlier in the day, from where he is seeking a third term as MP, the Prime Minister said, "I am overwhelmed and emotional. I did not even realise how 10 years passed under the shade of your affection. 'Aaj Maa Ganga ne mujhe god le liya hai' (today, Maa Ganga has adopted me)."

Varanasi will vote in the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election on June 1.