Modi is the first Prime Minister born after India’s independence and holds the record as the longest-serving Prime Minister from a non-Hindi-speaking state
Prime Minister Modi has ushered in a paradigm shift in governance that has led to inclusive, development-oriented and corruption-free governance File pic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached a significant milestone on Friday, becoming the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of India in consecutive terms, surpassing the record held by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Remarkably, he is the first non-Congress leader to achieve this distinction. Modi is also the first Prime Minister born after India’s independence and holds the record as the longest-serving Prime Minister from a non-Hindi speaking state, reported ANI.
Narendra Modi, 74, took oath as Prime Minister for the first time on May 26, 2014 and has served a total of 11 years and 60 days in office till date, reported ANI.
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi served for 11 years and 59 days in consecutive terms, holding office from January 24, 1966, to March 24, 1977.
India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, holds the record as the longest-serving Prime Minister in consecutive terms, having led the country for 16 years and 286 days, from August 15, 1947, to May 27, 1964.
The first Prime Minister born after India's independence, Prime Minister Modi, has previously served as the Prime Minister of India from 2014 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2024.
In the 2014 and 2019 Parliamentary elections, PM Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party to record Lok Sabha wins, securing an absolute majority on both occasions. The last time that a political party secured such an absolute majority was in the 1984 elections, in which Congress secured a landslide victory, reported ANI.
Prime Minister Modi-led government has also taken several notable decisions during his term, including the Abrogation of Article 370, the abolition of Triple Talaq, the construction of Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, the Waqf Amendment Act, etc.
Prime Minister Modi has ushered in a paradigm shift in governance that has led to inclusive, development-oriented and corruption-free governance which can be seen via successful campaigns like 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas'.
Leading international agencies have recognised that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, India has been reducing poverty at an unprecedented pace. According to the findings from NITI Aayog's latest report 'Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06', almost 25 crore people escaped multidimensional poverty in the last nine years. The credit for this remarkable achievement goes to the significant initiatives of the government to address all dimensions of poverty, as reported by ANI.
(Inputs from ANI)
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