Narendra Modi "very good" and "good". In early 2017, a survey from Pew Research Center showed Modi to be the most popular figure in Indian politics. However he is seen to be losing some approval in 2018 to his oppositon leader Rahul Gandhi. Modi was named the Best Chief Minister in a 2007 nationwide survey by "India Today". In March 2012, he appeared on the cover of the Asian edition of "Time Magazine", one of the few Indian politicians to have done so. He was awarded Indian of the Year by "CNN-IBN" news network in 2014. In 2014, 2015 and 2017, he
Modi ministry council of ministers of his government. On 9 November 2014, there was an expansion and reshuffling in his cabinet and 21 new cabinet ministers were sworn in. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Nripendra Misra as his Principal Secretary and Ajit Doval as National Security Advisor (NSA) in his first week in office. He also appointed IAS officer A.K. Sharma and Indian Forest Service officer Bharat Lal as joint secretaries in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Both officers were part of Modi's government in Gujarat during his tenure as Chief Minister. On 31 May 2014, Prime Minister Modi abolished all existing