On July 25, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached a historic milestone by completing 4,078 consecutive days in office, surpassing former PM Indira Gandhi’s record of 4,077 uninterrupted days served from January 24, 1966, to March 24, 1977.
With this achievement, PM Modi becomes the second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister in India’s history — behind only Jawaharlal Nehru, who led the nation for 17 years following Independence.
This milestone marks another feather in PM Modi’s cap, who also holds several notable distinctions:
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First and only Prime Minister born after Independence
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Longest-serving non-Congress Prime Minister
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Longest-serving PM from a non-Hindi-speaking state
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Only non-Congress leader to complete two full terms and secure a third majority term
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First sitting PM since Indira Gandhi (1971) to be re-elected with full majority
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Only PM besides Nehru to win three straight Lok Sabha elections as party leader
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Only leader to win six consecutive elections — Gujarat Assembly (2002, 2007, 2012) and Lok Sabha (2014, 2019, 2024)
Born in Vadnagar, Gujarat, to a humble family, Narendra Modi began his journey by helping his father sell tea. Rising through the RSS and BJP, he served as Gujarat’s Chief Minister before leading BJP to a landmark victory in 2014. Since then, he has transformed Indian politics and emerged as a global statesman.
With nearly 24 years in elected leadership roles, PM Modi’s legacy continues to shape India’s domestic and international trajectory.
