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IE 100 2024: The List of Most Powerful Indians

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Recently, Indian Express released a list titled “IE 100-list of the 100 most powerful Indians” for 2024.

IE 100 2024: The List of Most Powerful Indians

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Recently, Indian Express released a list titled “IE 100-list of the 100 most powerful Indians” for 2024. 

About the 100 Most Powerful Indians List 2024

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged at the top spot on the ‘Most Powerful Indians 2024’ list. 
  • Billionaire Gautam Adani and Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud have also been listed among the top 10 powerful Indians.
  • Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stood at the 16th spot on the IE 100 powerful Indians list in 2024 and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo in the 18th position.

Most Powerful Indians 2024 List 2024

The Indian Express recently unveiled the “IE 100-list of the 100 most powerful Indians” for the year 2024. Below are the names and ranks of the individuals featured in the list:

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Rank  Name Description
1 Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
  • PM Modi is holding the top position on this list because he has only grown taller and stronger with every passing year. 
  • PM Modi has 95.6 million followers on the X platform, the highest among all the world leaders.
2 Amit Shah, Union home minister
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah. 
  • He is known to be a chief strategist of the BJP under whom the party achieved a landslide victory in the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh Legislative elections in December 2023.
3 Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief
  • RSS Sarsanghchalak has continued to celebrate his uninterrupted innings in power. 
  • His presence beside PM Modi during the Ram Temple consecration ceremony of 22 January sent a powerful signal of his position in the NDA-BJP alliance.
4 DY Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India
  • Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud-led Bench settled legal doubts over the integration of Jammu and Kashmir into the Indian Union, ruling in favour of the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370
  • In the election year, every verdict will be closely watched on how he handles cases of judicial review or reshapes collegium.
  • DY Chandrachud’s stint will end in November.
5 S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister
  • Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar has impressed citizens with his strong diplomatic skills. 
  • His sharp retorts during Russia’s oil sanctions and the Khalistan issue have put India in a stronger position in the game of global diplomacy.
6 Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh CM
  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister is one of the most cardinal leaders in the BJP as his state has the largest number of Lok Sabha constituencies. 
  • Centre is allocating billions of dollars for the development of Uttar Pradesh while Adityanath is wooing his Hindu voters with a focus on temple constructions in the state.
7 Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister
  • Union Defence Minister has been PM Modi’s seniormost colleague in the Cabinet
  • Singh also enjoys goodwill among politicians across party lines for his ‘troubleshooter’ image.
8 Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister
  • Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is India’s longest-serving woman FM
  • Under her leadership, India’s economy registered 7% growth for three years in a row.
9 JP Nadda, BJP national president
  • Nadda is the main man who is leading the BJP organisation. 
  • He has “held his own and gained the trust of the leadership and the rank and file, without coming across as someone trying to over project himself
10 Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group
  • He is a founder and chairman of the Adani Group Empire with a net worth of $101 billion.
  • He is the only business tycoon among the top 10 powerful Indians. 
  • Adani-led conglomerate has made rapid progress through a string of acquisitions and greenfield projects
  • Adani’s closest competitor billionaire Mukesh Ambani was on the 11th rank on IE 100 powerful Indians list. 
  • Ambani’s net worth is $109 billion as per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Other Names on the List

Rank Name with Description
11
  • Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, RIL
12
  • Piyush Goyal, Commerce Minister and Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
13
  • Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Telecom and IT
14
  • Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam CM
15
  • Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal CM and TMC chief
16
  • Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP
17
  • Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor
18
  • Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM and AAP supremo
19
  • Shaktikanta Das, RBI governor
20
  • Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Petroleum & Natural Gas
21
  • Sanjiv Khanna, Supreme Court Judge
22
  • Siddaramaiah, Karnataka CM
23
  • Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilisers
24
  • Nitish Kumar, Bihar CM and JDU chief
25
  • MK Stalin, Tamil Nadu CM
26
  • Nita Ambani, Chairperson and founder, Reliance Foundation
27
  • Shah Rukh Khan, Actor
28
  • Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairperson, Tata Group
29
  • Sonia Gandhi, Former Congress president
30
  • Rahul Navin, Acting Director, Enforcement Directorate
31
  • Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
32
  • Anurag Thakur, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Sports and Youth Affairs
33
  • Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education
34
  • Dattatreya Hosabale, General Secretary, RSS
35
  • Jay Shah, BCCI secretary
36
  • Mallikarjun Kharge, President, Indian National Congress
37
  • Azim Premji, Founder, Wipro
38
  • Virat Kohli, India batsman
39
  • Anumula Revanth Reddy, Telangana CM
40
  • Vinai Kumar Saxena, Delhi L-G

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged at the top spot.

It comprised primarily BJP/RSS leaders, including Gautam Adani and CJI DY Chandrachud.

Rahul Gandhi stood at the 16th position.

Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group, secured the 10th position.

Shah Rukh Khan was listed among the powerful Indians for 2024.
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