Narendra Modi Becomes Longest-Serving Elected Leader in Indian History

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has added a new golden chapter in the country's democratic history. He has broken Pandit Nehru's record of remaining the longest-serving Prime Minister in independent India. He has become the country's longest-serving elected leader. On 9 June 2024, Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the third term of the NDA. He has also completed 12 years in power. Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister for the first time on 26 May 2014 and today he has completed 4399 days in office till 9 June 2026. He has now become the longest-serving Prime Minister. The first elections in the country were held in 1952. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first elected Prime Minister in May 1952. Then he was the Prime Minister of the country till 27 May 1964. Pandit Nehru served as the elected Prime Minister for 4 thousand 398 days. But today PM Modi has also surpassed Pandit Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the country. On this occasion, Modi will perform special pujas on the streets of Delhi.