Modi to Become India’s Longest Continuously Serving PM on June 10

Modi, who first assumed office on May 26, 2014, will complete 4,399 consecutive days as prime minister on June 10. The achievement will take him past Nehru’s record of 4,398 uninterrupted days in office after being elected through elections. Nehru served continuously from May 13, 1952, following India’s first general elections, until his death on May 27, 1964.

The milestone marks another important chapter in Modi’s political journey. In July 2025, he surpassed the record for the longest uninterrupted tenure held by former prime minister Indira Gandhi, who served continuously from January 24, 1966, to March 24, 1977, a period spanning 4,077 days.

Modi’s tenure has been marked by several electoral achievements. He became the first non-Congress prime minister to complete two consecutive full-majority terms and the first prime minister since Nehru to secure victory in three successive Lok Sabha elections as the incumbent leader.

Now serving his third term, Modi’s rise to the top of the list of continuously elected prime ministers underscores his sustained electoral success over more than a decade in office.

Earlier, in March this year, PM Modi became the longest-serving head of an elected government in the country. He surpassed Pawan Kumar Chamling, who held office as Chief Minister of Sikkim for 8,930 days. Modi broke the record of Pawan Kumar Chamling when he completed 8,931 days as head of government, combining his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat and as Prime Minister, thereby entering his 25th year in a leadership role.

While Modi will set a new benchmark for the longest continuously serving elected prime minister, Nehru continues to hold the record for the longest overall tenure as prime minister. Nehru served for a total of 6,131 days, winning three consecutive general elections in 1951-52, 1957 and 1962.