Narendra Modi has been a man of politics for over 40 years now in India. Gujarat’s chief minister for nearly 13 years, he has been the Prime Minister of India since 2014. Second tenureElected as the Prime Minister for the second time in 2019, Modi continues to set records in Indian political history as well, by being the second Prime Minister to remain in office for three times consecutively (2014-2029). By the next Lok Sabha/General Elections, he will turn 78 which as per the BJP ecosystem, would be too old for another term in 2029 and it is likely that a new face will the Prime Ministerial candidate after Narendra Modi.
In the following article, we have identified 10 such candidates who can be the potential replacements of Narendra Modi or new face for Prime Minister in 2029 Lok Sabha elections. The list was drawn up looking at popularity factor, the selection way of Prime Minister and other things, not only for BJP but for other parties also that includes Congress and their allies.
Top 10 Political leaders who can replace Narendra Modi:
1. Yogi Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath is a die-hard follower of Hinduism and Sanatan Dharma the RSS, VHP and other Hindu orgnaisations. He is hailed for his fearless, aggressive and quick action against the mafia, goons, miners mafia, public land grabbers and all those who take the law into their hands. As UP’s Chief Minister, he cleaned the state of mafias and goons and his name is enough to scare them. He deserted his family and inched into life of a monk, turning up as a political figurehead and now people call him “Baba Ji”. Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath are all same in ideologies, life, family issues etc only Yogi is the Man of words even though they both share Same care free and result oriented way of administration. He has contested and has been directly elected to the Parliament of India five times from Gorakhpur constituency.
During his tenure, illegal slaughterhouses were closed down, and the Anti-Romeo Squad, was established to protect women from eve-teasers. He also banned tobacco and its related products, pan and gutkha in government offices in Uttar Pradesh as part of Swachh Bharat Mission. And, with him at the helm, it became the best of investments – the IT and mobile manufacturing rolled in — with many mobile manufacturing companies as well as IT hubs establishing their presence in the state, the largest of the latter being Samsung’s manufacturing plant.
He have the same thought like Narendra Modi His vision, mission and goal is a simple He want make India a world leader of develop, employment, education and now our GDP. He has his eye on generating more avenues for self-sufficiency and enabling unemployed persons to become providers rather than seekers of jobs.
- Highest Education: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- University: Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
- Birth City: Pauri, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand)
- Career before Politics: Hindu monk, Mahant of Gorakhnath Math
2. Amit Shah
Shri Amit Shah, who is also known as a present day Chanakya, and who is known for decisive action such as recent contribution in the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu & Kashmir and in introducing Bharatiya Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita. It’s an impressive list of his accomplishments. Shah is Modi’s close confidante and holds same views but Amit Shah is the one who actions them with aggressive posture like Yogi Adityanath to be precise.
His position in his party BJP is second but it’s a known fact that party or parties like RSS and VHP both help any party like BJP in elections or selection of political leaders and hence all the political leaders including Shah were grown in BJP through RSS. Shah is not as close or supported by the RSS and the VHP as Yogi Adityanath and, therefore, we have ranked Amit Shah on the second number as PM’s second face after Modi.
Modi-Shah combo is a winning combination during election time In the election phase, this combo proves to be very effective and the BJP wins a massive mandate riding on their extraordinary joint leadership. More often than not, even when it did not have a majority, Shah indeed practised Chanakyaniti when cobbling up coalition governments in a few states.
- Highest Education: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- University: Gujarat University
- Birth City: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Career before Politics: Businessman (Ran a PVC pipe business), RSS Volunteer
3. Jagat Prakash Nadda
J.P. Nadda gained the public eye, since the time when Amit Shah was made the Home Minister of India, and BJP presidency was delegated to J.P. Nadda. Despite the fact that J.P. Nadda served as the President of BJP, BJP was the ruling party in several states of India and would have played a significant role in government in the 2024 General (Lok Sabha) elections. with J.P. Nadda as the party president, the BJP was able to win the 2025 NCT of Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections with a majority after 27 years.
“Credits both BJP and Congress couldn’t even bring AAPs sting to this corner near extinction by winning Dilli Vidhan Sabha poll by regulations and not fowl, for vada vote was ours but chosen to give and vote back AAP, Yogi and Modi and Amith Shah deserve this entree deliver and convince Dilli to vote Dilli for BJP, Political analysts believe otherwise”. In this election, not just the Aam Aadmi Party, its convenor also lost by a massive margin, I mean, Arvind Kejriwal. Both Mr. Nadda and Shah have tight control of the party and the party workers, and both know how to deploy resources through a campaign. Nadda is much less popular among ordinary people of India than Yogi and Shah, hence, we have ranked him 3rd in the terms of next possible face for the Prime Minister of the India and potential image for the India.
- Highest Education: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- University: Himachal Pradesh University
- School: St. Xavier’s School, Patna
- Birth City: Patna, Bihar
- Career before Politics: Student Leader, ABVP Activist
4. Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh began his career as a politician in the 1970s and he also became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Sangh, which is known as Bharatiya Janata Party today. He became an MLA, when he was elected to Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in 1977. He became the state president of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh in the 1990s and then, when his party came to power at the centre under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998, he became the Union Minister for Agriculture.
Subsequently, 2000 to 2002, he served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. During his rule, he concentrated on the development of infrastructure and to improve the law and order in the state, but he was unable to serve out his term due to political instability.
Being a soldier of the party he did a lot in a capacity as the BJP National President and he was so for three times. Under hisr leadership the BJP formed a government at the centre, with Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India in 2014. He was the Home Minister of India under the first ministry of Narendra Modi, from 2014 to 2019.
He was the Defence Minister of India when the BJP came into power at the centre for the third time in 2019. He led an airstrike on Pakistan as the chief of the Indian Air Force.
A very soft spoken man he is not a very strong and aggressive politician like Amit Shah, Yogi, Nadda but is known for taking steps for the protection of Indian lands.
- Highest Education: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Physics
- University: Gorakhpur University
- Birth City: Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
- Career before Politics: Lecturer (Physics Teacher)
5. Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari entered politics through RSS and joined BJP. Earlier, he had become the General Secretary of the Mumbai BJP for the first time in the 1980s. He became the BJP president of Maharashtra in 2004, and during his tenure, he tried to strengthen the party in Maharashtra.
He is the first MLA nagpur south west is the place where Rss headquarter from where Rss prachark ”central minister” and sits the MLA was becameCentre Minister of Road and Small Highways. After that, he served as the National BJP President from 2009 to 2013.
When the BJP came to power in Lok Sabha elections 2014, He became Union Minister for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Narendra Modi’s government. Later, during the second and third terms, he was Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways. During his tenure, India achieved several historical world record in building transportation infrastructure. He is the only one politician in India who is really a better politician in comparison to all politicians of India and he want to be good of all politician to India. His top priority is green energy and forcing India to make a quick switch to EVs and green energy vehicles.
- Highest Education: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), M.Com.
- University: Nagpur University
- Birth City: Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Career before Politics: Businessman, Social Worker
6. Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi made his foray into politics in 2004 and became a Lok Sabha member from Amethi (Uttar Pradesh). He is among multiple generations of his family to play a central role in Indian politics. His family tree is steeped in politics and shrouded in controversy. It is Congress party’s typical trend that only a Gandhi family member can be the PM, due to which Congress didn’t have any CM post in its states, for Rahul Gandhi, including not to kind of make Rahul Gandhi, CM of any state of Congress has won. The Congress party is a party that considers their family as everything and they believe in family rule at the highest level. Even if there’s any other senior leader of Congress party, like Dr Manmohan Singh, then also we had observed that his mother Sonia Gandhi used to take most of the political decisions. BJP and others called him Candy Floss or stamp Prime Minister This is the reason why BJP and others called him stamp or puppet Prime Minister.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election all major parties (other than BJP) meet to stop BJP Congress also but they failed and they formed an alliance called I.N.D.I.A.
Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party have faced major defeats, both regionally and at the center, since 2014. In 9 years Congress lost several state elections and BJP could come into power even in those states, where BJP had not won a single seat, BJP had not even formed government for years (like NCT of Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections). During 2024 General Election, AAP and Congress were in coalition and coalition was against BJP, and, Congress fought alone at Delhi in Vidhan Sabha elections, which was major cause of defeat of AAP, Arvind Kejriwal and the victory of BJP.
Now, let us assume Congress comes to power by defeating BJP, as it would be very difficult for them to come back to power but let’s say they will form a government with the support of region parties, then Rahul Gandhi will be the PM face from Congress partners.
- Highest Education: Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Development Studies*
- University: Trinity College, Cambridge*
- School: The Doon School, Dehradun*
- Birth City: New Delhi, India
- Career before Politics: Management Consultant at the Monitor Group in London; Founder of Backops Services Private Ltd in Mumbai
7. Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal, a 1980s entrant into politics and BJP, made his way via the RSS. BJP made him the National Treasurer in 1999 for the first time in his political career. He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra in 2002 and was appointed as the National BJP Spokesperson in 2004 when it was defeated from power in 2004–2008. He became a National General Secretary (2008-09) of the organization and spokesman of the party for Energy in 2010-2014.
In 2014, when the BJP formed the new government he was made the Minister of State (Independent charge) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable energy.
He was appointed Union Cabinet Minister in 2017, and held the Ministry of Railways, and Ministry of Coal.
Post 2019 General Election, he retained the ministry of Railways, the ministry of Commerce and Industry and the ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the second Modi ministry.
At a later stage during the 2020s, he was appointed in the Cabinet as Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and eventually his assignment was also revised to rank of Minister of Commerce and Industry.
As he is a party man and has served in various departments as minister his gigantic work towards development, infrastructure, rail and power sector and executing the food security to right people of India and above all as everything is possible in politics there will not be any surprise if he would be built up as face for PM by BJP.
- Highest Education: Chartered Accountant (All India Rank 2); Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- University: H.R. College of Commerce and Economics; Government Law College, Mumbai
- School: Don Bosco High School, Matunga
- Birth City: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Career before Politics: Investment Banker; served on the boards of State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda
8. Anurag Thakur
Anurag Thakur, Member of the Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha from Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) was a first-time candidate in 2008 and joined his illustrious family’s lineage of politics with the Bharatiya Janata Party with which his family has been associated for over four decades. When BJP came in power in 2014 he was bestowed with multiple portfolios. He was the Minister of State for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports from 2014-2024. He was appointed as Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs following the 2024 General election. Anurag Thakur, he is one of the youngest mp in bjp good umna kh (communication) & he gives result also whatever the charge given to him.
- Highest Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- University: Doaba College, Jalandhar, Punjab
- School: Dayanand Model School, Jalandhar
- Birth City: Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
- Career before Politics: Cricketer; played a Ranji Trophy match for Himachal Pradesh
9. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra formally joined politics only in 2019 although she has been working for the party behind the scenes for decades. She was made the General Secretary in-charge of Eastern Uttar Pradesh by the Congress Party and she campaigned in all the constituencies that were important.
Despite frequent association with her late grandmoter, Indira Gandhi, for her look. Priyanka has made efforts to reach out to the common masses, especially in Uttar Pradesh.
Until 2024 however she remained largely confined to Uttar Pradesh though dramatically she fought from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency (Kerala) in 2019. No it was not much of a surprise (although it should not have been) as Congress party’s hold and support is one of the pre-requisite for Wayanad and hence the fear of a loss in 2019 led Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi (UP) and Wayanad (Kerala) but he lost Amethi Lok Sabha seat to BJP candidate Smriti Irani.
In 2024 General Elections, he contest from Wayanad and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat (as safe seats of Congress party) where he won from both the seats. Rahul Gandhi was later withdrawn from Wayanad to keep Rae Bareli seat, and Priyanka Gandhi was put in Wayanad to open way to Lok Sabha.
At this point in the Congress party she would be the PM face after Rahul Gandhi as Congress does not permit any outsider from their family for top most posts as well as for the youth of Congress party.
- Highest Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology, Master of Arts (M.A.) in Buddhist Studies
- University: University of Delhi
- School: Welham Girls’ School, Convent of Jesus and Mary (Delhi)
- Birth City: New Delhi
- Career before Politics: Nil
10. Akhilesh Yadav
Akhilesh Yadav is chief of one of the second largest political party of Uttar -Pradesh i.e. Samajwadi Party. Samajwadi Party chose to become a part of the I.N.D.I.A Alliance led by the Congress Party in the 2024 General Elections so as to uproot the power of Narendra Modi and the BJP, but despite making the largest ever alliance in the history of Indian political spectrum by bringing all of the main players of the regional politics in India, they faced a big time loss, and the BJP single handed got 240 seats. Congress garnered 99 votes and Samajwadi Party with 33 seats became the second largest party in the I.N.D.I.A alliance bloc. Political analysts began popularising “Do ladkon ki jodi” (Duo of two boys) in response to the slogan “Modi Yogi ki jodi” (Duo of Modi and Yogi). In the third term Congress and Samajwadi party became together to give Lok Sabha House Opposition Leader position Rahul Gandhi.
Akhilesh Yadav is anti-BJP and his primary targets in speeches are Yogi and Modi. The fact that SP is the seccond largest party of the I.N.D.I.A Alliance and not YSR-J’s, makes it more favourable vis-à-vis the Congress as far as Akhilesh is concerned. Construction of Ayodhya Ram Mandir was the biggest agenda of BJP, Akhilesh Yadav was against the construction of it and the BJP unfortunately lost the Faizabad (Ayodhya) Lok Sabha seat, it was a big loss of the BJP but in the by-election of Ayodhya held in 2025, here Samajwadi Party lost the seat and BJP won by a huge margin.
According to the BJP, Akhilesh Yadav and the SP are held responsible for being anti-Hindu and pro-Muslim as well as providing safe-haven and patronage to the mafia and goons, and nothing that has not already been seen under the current rule of Yogi Adityanath in the state.India Today
- Highest Education: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Environmental Engineering
- University: University of Sydney, Australia
- School: Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Lucknow
- Birth City: Saifai, Uttar Pradesh
- Career before Politics: Nil
Astrisk (*) indicates that these facts have been challenged by several politicians and social workers, including Dr. Subramanian Swamy. According to him, Rahul Gandhi has never attended college or school.
