Modi Surpasses Gandhi to Become India’s Second-Longest Serving PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has achieved a historic milestone, completing 4,078 consecutive days in office on Friday, surpassing the record previously set by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who served 4,077 days from January 24, 1966, to March 24, 1977, according to a report . This uninterrupted tenure establishes Modi as India’s second-longest consecutively serving prime minister, trailing only the nation’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Modi’s milestone underscores a remarkable political career marked by several distinctions. He is the only prime minister born after India’s independence in 1947, the longest-serving leader from a non-Congress party, and the first from a non-Hindi-speaking state to hold office for such an extended period. Additionally, Modi is the only non-Congress leader to have completed two full terms and secured re-election twice with a majority in the Lok Sabha.
The achievement highlights Modi’s electoral success, having led his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to victory in three consecutive Lok Sabha elections (2014, 2019, and 2024), a feat previously accomplished only by Nehru. Modi’s political journey also includes six consecutive election wins as a party leader, encompassing Gujarat state elections (2002, 2007, 2012) and national polls. This record spans nearly 24 years of leadership in democratically elected governments at both state and national levels.
Modi is also the first sitting prime minister since Indira Gandhi in 1971 to be re-elected with a full majority. His rise from humble beginnings in Vadnagar, Gujarat, where he assisted his father at a tea stall, to a prominent figure in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and later the BJP, underscores his enduring influence in Indian politics.
