Narendra Modi Surpasses Indira Gandhi To Become Second Longest-Serving PM: Top 5 Prime Ministers By Tenure
PM Modi completed 4,078 consecutive days in office on July 25, surpassing Indira Gandhi’s tenure of 4,077 days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday achieved a rare milestone in the political history of India by becoming the second longest-serving PM of the country. Modi has surpassed Indira Gandhi’s 4,077-day tenure from 1966 to 1977. He has also become the longest-serving non-Congress PM of India.
PM Modi completed 4,078 consecutive days in office on July 25.
He took oath as the 14th Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014 and continued to hold the top post after re-elections in the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 and 2024.
The official X handle of the BJP marked the occasion by sharing key highlights from PM Modi’s tenure. Among his many achievements, PM Modi is also the only Prime Minister other than Jawaharlal Nehru to win three consecutive national elections. He is also the first and only PM born after independence in 1950. He also holds the title for the longest-serving PM from a non-Hindi-speaking state and the longest-serving elected head of government in India’s history.
Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders also congratulated PM Modi on his rare achievement.
"PM Narendra Modi surpasses former PM Indira Gandhi to become India’s second-longest serving Prime Minister in an unbroken tenure: a symbol of stability, vision and people’s trust," Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said in a post on X.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant also echoed a similar sentiment as he praised PM Modi’s “unshakable commitment” to the nation. “Today marks a historic milestone as our beloved Prime Minister becomes Bharat’s second longest-serving Prime Minister in a continuous term, a testament to his visionary leadership, tireless service, and unshakable commitment to the nation,” he said.
Top 5 Longest Serving Prime Ministers Of India
Jawaharlal Nehru (Aug. 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964): He was India’s first Prime Minister. Pandit Nehru still holds the record of the longest serving PM with a tenure of 16 years and 286 days.
Narendra Modi’s ongoing term in office started on May 26, 2014. He has completed 4,078 days in office.
Indira Gandhi (Jan. 24, 1966 to March. 24, 1977; Jan 14. 1980 to Oct. 31, 1984): She served as Prime Minister for 4,077 days between 1966 and 1977.
Dr. Manmohan Singh (May 22, 2004 to May 26, 2014): He served as the Prime Minister for two consecutive terms, from 2004 to 2014, leading the UPA government.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (May 16, 1996 to June 1, 1996; March 19, 1998, to April 29, 1999; Oct 3, 1999 to May 10, 2004): He served as PM of India for 13 days in 1996, and again from 1998 to 2004 across two incomplete terms in office.
Former PMs PV Narasimha Rao and Rajiv Gandhi are two other leaders to have served complete terms in office.
