A good thing is seven people belong to judiciary & one from election commission...
It seems corporate don't have that much power...
1. Narendra Damodardas Modi, 66
Prime Minister of India
(Rank 2016: 1)
Why
Because nearly three years into his term, he remains the unchallenged Number 1. Because under him, the BJP looks unstoppable, forcing the Opposition to continually play catch-up. Every key move the Modi government makes — from surgical strikes to demonetisation — is done in his name. Under him, the Prime Minister’s Office wields almost absolute power, inviting awe and criticism in equal measure. His relentless campaigning fuelled the party’s sweep in Uttar Pradesh, setting the stage for 2019. His constant communication underlines the power of his politics.
Power Punch
Demonetisation. Its economics may have been suspect but its politics was pure gold. He proved his critics wrong and projected the hugely disruptive note ban as a transformational reform that people must support for the greater good. And they did.
What Next
Halfway into his term, he’s looking beyond 2019. Economy and employment, rising expectations of the young remain his key challenges at home that will also define his place in the world.
By the way
He loves photography, shoots a lot and always directs photographers even as he poses for them.
2. Amit Shah, 52
BJP President
(Rank 2016: 3)
3. Mohan Bhagwat, 66
RSS sarsanghchalak
(Rank 2016: 2)
4. J S Khehar, 64
Chief Justice of India
(Rank 2016: 41)
5. Ajit Doval, 72
National Security Advisor
(Rank 2016: 18)
6. Arun Jaitley, 64
Union Finance Minister
(Rank 2016: 4)
7. Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, 59
Chairman, Reliance Industries
(Rank 2016: 5)
8. Yogi Adityanath, 44
Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh
(Rank 2016: New entry)
9. Sonia Gandhi, 70
Congress president
(Rank 2016: 5)
10. Rahul Gandhi, 46
Congress vice-president
(Rank 2016: 9)
11. Rajnath Singh, 65
Union Home Minister
(Rank 2016: 7)
12. Piyush Goyal, 52
MoS, Independent for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines
(Rank 2016: 46)
13. Nitish Kumar, 66
Chief Minister, Bihar
(Rank 2016: 12)
14. Mamata Banerjee, 62
Chief Minister, West Bengal
(Rank 2016: 15)
15. Dipak Misra, 63
Supreme Court Judge
(Rank 2016: New Entry)
16. Sushma Swaraj, 65
External Affairs minister
(Rank 2016: 10)
17. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 58
Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
(Rank 2016: 23)
18. Devendra Gangadhar Fadnavis, 46
Chief Minister, Maharashtra
(Rank 2016: 25)
19. Nitin Gadkari, 59
Union Minister, Road Transport and Highways
(Rank 2016: 20)
20. Amarinder Singh, 75
Chief Minister, Punjab
(New entry)
21. Venkaiah Naidu, 67
Union Minister, I&B, Urban Development
(Rank 2016: 37)
22. Krishna Gopal, 61
Joint Secretary (Sahsarkaryavah), RSS
(Rank 2016: 69)
23. Vasundhara Raje, 64
Chief Minister, Rajasthan
(Rank 2016: 22)
24. Nripendra Misra, 72
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
(Rank 2016: 39)
25. Subramanian Swamy, 77
BJP leader
(Rank 2016: 90)
26. P K Mishra, 67
Additional Principal Secretary to PM
(Rank 2016:32)
27. Ravi Shankar Prasad, 63
Union minister, Law and Justice
(New entry)
28. Prakash Javadekar, 66
Human Resource Development minister
(New entry)
29. S Jaishankar, 62
Foreign Secretary
(Rank 2016: 33)
30. Dharmendra Pradhan, 47
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas
(New entry)
31. General Bipin Rawat, 59
Army Chief
(New entry)
32. Virat Kohli, 28
Captain, Indian cricket team
(Rank 2016: 42)
33. Arvind Kejriwal, 48
Delhi Chief Minister
(Rank 2016: 8)
34. Raman Singh, 64
Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh
(Rank 2016: 45)
35. Ghulam Nabi Azad, 67
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
(Rank 2016: 28)
36. Mehbooba Mufti, 57
Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
(Rank 2016: 14)
37. Himanta Biswa Sarma, 48
Cabinet Minister, Assam Convenor NEDA
(New entry)
38. Siddaramaiah, 68
Chief Minister, Karnataka
(Rank 2016: 54)
39. Arvind Subramanian, 57
Chief Economic Adviser
(Rank 2016: 38)
40. Ram Madhav, 52
General Secretary, BJP
(Rank 2016: 70)
41. Urjit Patel, 53
Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(New entry)
42. Lalu Prasad, 70
RJD chief
(Rank 2016: 26)
43. Mukul Rohatgi, 61
Attorney General of India
(New entry)
44. Fali S Nariman, 88
Constitutional jurist
(Rank 2016: 48)
45. Pinarayi Vijayan, 73
Chief Minister, Kerala
(New entry)
46. Ramdev, 51
Yoga guru
(Rank 2016: 27)
47. Vinod Rai, 68
Chairman, BCCI Committee of Administrators
(New entry)
48. Chandrababu Naidu, 66
Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
(Rank 2016: 44)
49. Ratan Tata, 79
Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons
(Rank 2016: 35)
50. Mayawati, 61
President, Bahujan Samaj Party
(Rank 2016: 30)
51. Prashant Bhushan, 60
Lawyer, activist, politician
(Rank 2016: 64)
52. N R Narayana Murthy, 70
Co-Founder, Infosys
(Rank 2016: 74)
53. P Chidambaram, 71
Senior Congress leader
(New entry)
54. J Chelameswar, 63
Judge, Supreme Court of India
(New entry)
55. Arundhati Bhattacharya, 60
Chairman, State Bank of India
(Rank 2016: 80)
56. Sunil Bharti Mittal, 59
Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises
(Rank 2016: 71)
57. Hasmukh Adhia, 58
Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance
(New entry)
58. Asaduddin Owaisi, 47
MP from Hyderabad, President of AIMIM
(Rank 2016: 59)
59. Arvind Panagariya, 64
Vice chairperson, Niti Aayog
(Rank 2016: 36)
60. Kumar Mangalam Birla, 49
Chairman, Aditya Birla Group
(Rank 2016: 60)
61. Aamir Khan, 52
Actor
(Rank 2016: 72)
62. Manish Sisodia, 45
Deputy Chief Minister, Delhi
(Rank 2016: 88)
63. ML Khattar, 64
Chief Minister, Haryana
(New entry)
64. Akhilesh Yadav, 43
President, Samajwadi Party
(Rank 2016: 82)
65. Naveen Patnaik, 70
Chief Minister, Odisha
(Rank 2016: 53)
66. Subhash Chandra, 66
Member, Rajya Sabha
(Rank 2016: 92)
67. Kiren Rijiju, 45
Minister of State for Home
(New entry)
68. Uddhav Thackeray, 56
President, Shiv Sena
(Rank 2016: 34)
69. M K Stalin, 65
President, DMK; TN Opposition leader
(Rank 2016: 91)
70. Anand Mahindra, 61
Chairman, Mahindra Group
(Rank: 47)
71. J P Nadda, 56
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
(Rank: 55)
72. K Chandrasekhar Rao, 63
Chief Minister, Telangana
(Rank 2016: 81)
73. Ahmed Patel, 67
Senior Congress leader
(Rank 2016: 67)
74. Vishal Sikka, 49
CEO and MD, Infosys
(Rank 2016: 94)
75. Arvind Kumar Sharma, 54
Joint Secretary, PMO
(New entry)
76. Sharad Pawar, 76
NCP President
(Rank 2016: 52)
77. Anil Ambani, 57
Chairman, Reliance ADA Group
(Rank 2016: 49)
78. R M Lodha, 67
Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(New entry)
79. Azim Premji, 71
Chairman, Wipro Ltd
(Rank 2016: 77)
80. K V Kamath, 69
President, New Development Bank (NDB)
(Rank 2016: 73)
81. Mallikarjun Kharge, 66
Senior Congress leader
(Rank 2016: 29)
82. Kapil Sibal, 66
Congress leader
(New entry)
83. Sachin Pilot, 39
President, Rajasthan Congress
(New entry)
84. Shah Rukh Khan, 51
Actor
(Rank 2016: 97)
85. Kangana Ranaut, 30
Actor
(New entry)
86. Ram Jethmalani, 93
Lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP
(New entry)
87. Karan Johar, 44
Filmmaker
(Rank 2016: 76)
88. Rajiv Mehrishi, 61
Union Home Secretary
(New entry)
89. Salman Khan, 51
Actor
(Rank 2016: 83)
90. Priyanka Chopra, 34
Actor
(Rank 2016: 98)
91. Sarbananda Sonowal, 54
Chief Minister, Assam
(New entry)
92. Soli Sorabjee, 87
Constitution expert
93. Gautam Adani, 54
Chairman, Adani group
(Rank 2016: 31)
94. Vijay Rupani, 60
Chief Minister, Gujarat
(New entry)
95. Nasim Zaidi, 64
Chief Election Commissioner
(New entry)
96. Suresh Prabhu, 63
Railway Minister
(Rank 2016: 40)
97. V K Sasikala, 60
Interim-general secretary, AIADMK
(New entry)
98. Omar Abdullah, 47
President, National Conference
(New entry)
99. Rajiv Bajaj, 50
MD, Bajaj Auto
(New entry)
100. Hardik Patel, 23
Convenor, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS)
(New entry)
THE CHURN
Those From The 2016 List Who Don’t Figure This Year: Pranab Mukherjee, TS Thakur, Raghuram Rajan, Cyrus P Mistry, Manohar Parrikar, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sukhbir S Badal, Priyanka Vadra, Rajat Sharma, Arnab Goswami, General Dalbir Singh, Uday Shankar, Samir Jain/Vineet Jain, Rahul Bhatia, M Lakshamana Rao aka Ganapathy, Badruddin Ajmal, Deepak Parekh, Parkash S Badal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Saina Nehwal, Sania Mirza, Kiran and Shiv Nadar, UK Sinha, MS Dhoni, Deepika Padukone, Prashant Kishor Anandiben Patel, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Ravish Kumar.
New On The List: Yogi Adityanath, Dipak Misra, Amarinder Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar, Dharmendra Pradhan, General Bipin Rawat, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Urjit Patel, Mukul Rohatgi, Pinarayi Vijayan, Vinod Rai, P Chidambaram, Hasmukh Adhia, Manohar Lal Khattar, Kiren Rijiju, AK Sharma, Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Kapil Sibal, Sachin Pilot, Kangana Ranaut, Ram Jethmalani, Rajiv Mehrishi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Soli Sorabjee, Vijay Rupani, VK Sasikala, Omar Abdullah, Rajiv Bajaj, Hardik Patel.
It seems corporate don't have that much power...
1. Narendra Damodardas Modi, 66
Prime Minister of India
(Rank 2016: 1)
Why
Because nearly three years into his term, he remains the unchallenged Number 1. Because under him, the BJP looks unstoppable, forcing the Opposition to continually play catch-up. Every key move the Modi government makes — from surgical strikes to demonetisation — is done in his name. Under him, the Prime Minister’s Office wields almost absolute power, inviting awe and criticism in equal measure. His relentless campaigning fuelled the party’s sweep in Uttar Pradesh, setting the stage for 2019. His constant communication underlines the power of his politics.
Power Punch
Demonetisation. Its economics may have been suspect but its politics was pure gold. He proved his critics wrong and projected the hugely disruptive note ban as a transformational reform that people must support for the greater good. And they did.
What Next
Halfway into his term, he’s looking beyond 2019. Economy and employment, rising expectations of the young remain his key challenges at home that will also define his place in the world.
By the way
He loves photography, shoots a lot and always directs photographers even as he poses for them.
2. Amit Shah, 52
BJP President
(Rank 2016: 3)
3. Mohan Bhagwat, 66
RSS sarsanghchalak
(Rank 2016: 2)
4. J S Khehar, 64
Chief Justice of India
(Rank 2016: 41)
5. Ajit Doval, 72
National Security Advisor
(Rank 2016: 18)
6. Arun Jaitley, 64
Union Finance Minister
(Rank 2016: 4)
7. Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, 59
Chairman, Reliance Industries
(Rank 2016: 5)
8. Yogi Adityanath, 44
Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh
(Rank 2016: New entry)
9. Sonia Gandhi, 70
Congress president
(Rank 2016: 5)
10. Rahul Gandhi, 46
Congress vice-president
(Rank 2016: 9)
11. Rajnath Singh, 65
Union Home Minister
(Rank 2016: 7)
12. Piyush Goyal, 52
MoS, Independent for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines
(Rank 2016: 46)
13. Nitish Kumar, 66
Chief Minister, Bihar
(Rank 2016: 12)
14. Mamata Banerjee, 62
Chief Minister, West Bengal
(Rank 2016: 15)
15. Dipak Misra, 63
Supreme Court Judge
(Rank 2016: New Entry)
16. Sushma Swaraj, 65
External Affairs minister
(Rank 2016: 10)
17. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 58
Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
(Rank 2016: 23)
18. Devendra Gangadhar Fadnavis, 46
Chief Minister, Maharashtra
(Rank 2016: 25)
19. Nitin Gadkari, 59
Union Minister, Road Transport and Highways
(Rank 2016: 20)
20. Amarinder Singh, 75
Chief Minister, Punjab
(New entry)
21. Venkaiah Naidu, 67
Union Minister, I&B, Urban Development
(Rank 2016: 37)
22. Krishna Gopal, 61
Joint Secretary (Sahsarkaryavah), RSS
(Rank 2016: 69)
23. Vasundhara Raje, 64
Chief Minister, Rajasthan
(Rank 2016: 22)
24. Nripendra Misra, 72
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
(Rank 2016: 39)
25. Subramanian Swamy, 77
BJP leader
(Rank 2016: 90)
26. P K Mishra, 67
Additional Principal Secretary to PM
(Rank 2016:32)
27. Ravi Shankar Prasad, 63
Union minister, Law and Justice
(New entry)
28. Prakash Javadekar, 66
Human Resource Development minister
(New entry)
29. S Jaishankar, 62
Foreign Secretary
(Rank 2016: 33)
30. Dharmendra Pradhan, 47
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas
(New entry)
31. General Bipin Rawat, 59
Army Chief
(New entry)
32. Virat Kohli, 28
Captain, Indian cricket team
(Rank 2016: 42)
33. Arvind Kejriwal, 48
Delhi Chief Minister
(Rank 2016: 8)
34. Raman Singh, 64
Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh
(Rank 2016: 45)
35. Ghulam Nabi Azad, 67
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
(Rank 2016: 28)
36. Mehbooba Mufti, 57
Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
(Rank 2016: 14)
37. Himanta Biswa Sarma, 48
Cabinet Minister, Assam Convenor NEDA
(New entry)
38. Siddaramaiah, 68
Chief Minister, Karnataka
(Rank 2016: 54)
39. Arvind Subramanian, 57
Chief Economic Adviser
(Rank 2016: 38)
40. Ram Madhav, 52
General Secretary, BJP
(Rank 2016: 70)
41. Urjit Patel, 53
Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(New entry)
42. Lalu Prasad, 70
RJD chief
(Rank 2016: 26)
43. Mukul Rohatgi, 61
Attorney General of India
(New entry)
44. Fali S Nariman, 88
Constitutional jurist
(Rank 2016: 48)
45. Pinarayi Vijayan, 73
Chief Minister, Kerala
(New entry)
46. Ramdev, 51
Yoga guru
(Rank 2016: 27)
47. Vinod Rai, 68
Chairman, BCCI Committee of Administrators
(New entry)
48. Chandrababu Naidu, 66
Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
(Rank 2016: 44)
49. Ratan Tata, 79
Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons
(Rank 2016: 35)
50. Mayawati, 61
President, Bahujan Samaj Party
(Rank 2016: 30)
51. Prashant Bhushan, 60
Lawyer, activist, politician
(Rank 2016: 64)
52. N R Narayana Murthy, 70
Co-Founder, Infosys
(Rank 2016: 74)
53. P Chidambaram, 71
Senior Congress leader
(New entry)
54. J Chelameswar, 63
Judge, Supreme Court of India
(New entry)
55. Arundhati Bhattacharya, 60
Chairman, State Bank of India
(Rank 2016: 80)
56. Sunil Bharti Mittal, 59
Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises
(Rank 2016: 71)
57. Hasmukh Adhia, 58
Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance
(New entry)
58. Asaduddin Owaisi, 47
MP from Hyderabad, President of AIMIM
(Rank 2016: 59)
59. Arvind Panagariya, 64
Vice chairperson, Niti Aayog
(Rank 2016: 36)
60. Kumar Mangalam Birla, 49
Chairman, Aditya Birla Group
(Rank 2016: 60)
61. Aamir Khan, 52
Actor
(Rank 2016: 72)
62. Manish Sisodia, 45
Deputy Chief Minister, Delhi
(Rank 2016: 88)
63. ML Khattar, 64
Chief Minister, Haryana
(New entry)
64. Akhilesh Yadav, 43
President, Samajwadi Party
(Rank 2016: 82)
65. Naveen Patnaik, 70
Chief Minister, Odisha
(Rank 2016: 53)
66. Subhash Chandra, 66
Member, Rajya Sabha
(Rank 2016: 92)
67. Kiren Rijiju, 45
Minister of State for Home
(New entry)
68. Uddhav Thackeray, 56
President, Shiv Sena
(Rank 2016: 34)
69. M K Stalin, 65
President, DMK; TN Opposition leader
(Rank 2016: 91)
70. Anand Mahindra, 61
Chairman, Mahindra Group
(Rank: 47)
71. J P Nadda, 56
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
(Rank: 55)
72. K Chandrasekhar Rao, 63
Chief Minister, Telangana
(Rank 2016: 81)
73. Ahmed Patel, 67
Senior Congress leader
(Rank 2016: 67)
74. Vishal Sikka, 49
CEO and MD, Infosys
(Rank 2016: 94)
75. Arvind Kumar Sharma, 54
Joint Secretary, PMO
(New entry)
76. Sharad Pawar, 76
NCP President
(Rank 2016: 52)
77. Anil Ambani, 57
Chairman, Reliance ADA Group
(Rank 2016: 49)
78. R M Lodha, 67
Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(New entry)
79. Azim Premji, 71
Chairman, Wipro Ltd
(Rank 2016: 77)
80. K V Kamath, 69
President, New Development Bank (NDB)
(Rank 2016: 73)
81. Mallikarjun Kharge, 66
Senior Congress leader
(Rank 2016: 29)
82. Kapil Sibal, 66
Congress leader
(New entry)
83. Sachin Pilot, 39
President, Rajasthan Congress
(New entry)
84. Shah Rukh Khan, 51
Actor
(Rank 2016: 97)
85. Kangana Ranaut, 30
Actor
(New entry)
86. Ram Jethmalani, 93
Lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP
(New entry)
87. Karan Johar, 44
Filmmaker
(Rank 2016: 76)
88. Rajiv Mehrishi, 61
Union Home Secretary
(New entry)
89. Salman Khan, 51
Actor
(Rank 2016: 83)
90. Priyanka Chopra, 34
Actor
(Rank 2016: 98)
91. Sarbananda Sonowal, 54
Chief Minister, Assam
(New entry)
92. Soli Sorabjee, 87
Constitution expert
93. Gautam Adani, 54
Chairman, Adani group
(Rank 2016: 31)
94. Vijay Rupani, 60
Chief Minister, Gujarat
(New entry)
95. Nasim Zaidi, 64
Chief Election Commissioner
(New entry)
96. Suresh Prabhu, 63
Railway Minister
(Rank 2016: 40)
97. V K Sasikala, 60
Interim-general secretary, AIADMK
(New entry)
98. Omar Abdullah, 47
President, National Conference
(New entry)
99. Rajiv Bajaj, 50
MD, Bajaj Auto
(New entry)
100. Hardik Patel, 23
Convenor, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS)
(New entry)
THE CHURN
Those From The 2016 List Who Don’t Figure This Year: Pranab Mukherjee, TS Thakur, Raghuram Rajan, Cyrus P Mistry, Manohar Parrikar, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sukhbir S Badal, Priyanka Vadra, Rajat Sharma, Arnab Goswami, General Dalbir Singh, Uday Shankar, Samir Jain/Vineet Jain, Rahul Bhatia, M Lakshamana Rao aka Ganapathy, Badruddin Ajmal, Deepak Parekh, Parkash S Badal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Saina Nehwal, Sania Mirza, Kiran and Shiv Nadar, UK Sinha, MS Dhoni, Deepika Padukone, Prashant Kishor Anandiben Patel, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Ravish Kumar.
New On The List: Yogi Adityanath, Dipak Misra, Amarinder Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar, Dharmendra Pradhan, General Bipin Rawat, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Urjit Patel, Mukul Rohatgi, Pinarayi Vijayan, Vinod Rai, P Chidambaram, Hasmukh Adhia, Manohar Lal Khattar, Kiren Rijiju, AK Sharma, Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Kapil Sibal, Sachin Pilot, Kangana Ranaut, Ram Jethmalani, Rajiv Mehrishi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Soli Sorabjee, Vijay Rupani, VK Sasikala, Omar Abdullah, Rajiv Bajaj, Hardik Patel.
