Narendra Modi regains top position in ‘Time Person of the Year’ poll

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has regained his top position in the 'Time Person of the Year' poll after the Ferguson protesters surged ahead of him for a brief period.

Modi strengthened his lead yesterday. PM Modi, according to latest results, has 12.8% of the total votes polled and is followed by Ferguson protesters with 10.1%. Joshua Wong, face of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, is placed third with 7.5%, while Pakistan's teen rights activist Malala Yousafzai is fourth with 5.2%, the weekly news magazine said.

The annual poll is scheduled to end on December 6 and the poll's winner will be announced on December 8. The TIME's editors will choose the Person of the Year and would announce on December 10.