Narendra Modi crossed 4,078 consecutive days in office, surpassing Indira Gandhi’s record and cementing his place as India’s longest-serving non-Congress Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crossed yet another political milestone, overtaking Indira Gandhi’s record to become India’s second-longest-serving Prime Minister in a single uninterrupted term. On July 25, 2025, PM Modi completed 4,078 days in office, pushing past Indira Gandhi’s 4,077-day consecutive tenure between January 1966 and March 1977.
The achievement marks a historic chapter in PM Modi’s political journey. Beginning as Gujarat’s Chief Minister in 2001, PM Modi has now headed elected governments — both at the state and national level — for nearly 24 years, a feat unmatched by any other Indian Prime Minister.
Narendra Modi, currently on his United Kingdom and Maldives visit, also holds the unique distinction of being the first and only Prime Minister born after India gained independence in 1947 and remains the longest-serving Prime Minister from a non-Hindi-speaking state.
He is India’s longest-serving non-Congress Prime Minister and the first non-Congress leader to complete at least two full terms in office.
He is also the only non-Congress Prime Minister to have secured a clear majority on his own in a Lok Sabha election and the first sitting Prime Minister since Indira Gandhi to be re-elected with a majority.
His political track record includes leading his party to three consecutive national election victories — a feat previously achieved only by Jawaharlal Nehru.
