4,078 days in power: Modi overtakes Indira Gandhi to become India’s second-longest serving PM | In pics
PM Modi's latest milestone comes after he completes another day in office on July 25, overtaking Gandhi's unbroken term of 4,077 days that lasted from January 24, 1966, to March 24, 1977.
On July 25, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became India’s second-longest serving PM in consecutive terms, surpassing Indira Gandhi’s uninterrupted stint from 1966 to 1977. He has now completed 4,078 days in office. (Reuters)
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Modi now stands just behind Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, who served 16 years and 286 days without interruption. Modi's tenure began on May 26, 2014, and he was re-elected in 2019 and 2024. (Reuters)
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At 74, Narendra Modi holds the distinction of being India’s longest-serving Prime Minister from outside the Congress party. He is also the first PM born after Independence. (Reuters)
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Modi has won six consecutive elections as the party’s top face, the Gujarat assembly polls in 2002, 2007, and 2012, and the Lok Sabha polls in 2014, 2019, and 2024. No other PM or CM has achieved this. (Reuters)
Before becoming PM, Modi served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, making him the longest-serving CM of the state. His political career spans nearly 24 uninterrupted years in elected office. (Reuters)
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Born in Vadnagar, Gujarat, Modi helped his father sell tea at a railway station. He rose through the RSS and BJP ranks, becoming one of India’s most influential leaders, rooted in public trust and political stability, as the BJP said. (AFP)
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In a post on X, the BJP called it a "rare and remarkable achievement" in Indian democracy, describing Modi as a leader of historic proportions known for “stability, consistency, and trust”. (Reuters)
![In a post on X, the BJP called it a "rare and remarkable achievement" in Indian democracy, describing Modi as a leader of historic proportions known for “stability, consistency, and trust”. (Reuters)](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2025/07/20250725083640_2025-07-24T105156Z_1253482255_RC2XSFA1KMOW_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-INDIA.jpg "In a post on X, the BJP called it a "rare and remarkable achievement" in Indian democracy, describing Modi as a leader of historic proportions known for “stability, consistency, and trust”. (Reuters)")
