PM Modi Surpasses Nehru As India's Longest-Serving Elected PM: 12 Key Achievements From 12-Year Tenure

PM Narendra Modi first assumed office in May 2014 and then secured a third consecutive term in 2024, which led the country through a period of sweeping economic and social change.

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Last Updated : Wednesday, 10 June 2026
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New Delhi: The country will witness a historic moment in its democratic journey on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving Prime Minister in terms of continuous tenure, having completed more uninterrupted days in office than any of his predecessors. 

What is the record?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has set a new record in Indian politics by surpassing the record of country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, to become the country's longest-serving elected PM in uninterrupted tenure.

As of Wednesday, PM Modi has been in power continuously for 4,399 days, breaking the record of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who held the PM's position for 4,398 consecutive days after winning the election.

What are the 12 achievements of PM Modi?

12 major achievements of the 12 years of PM Narendra Modi rule from 2014 till now:

  • More than 58 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts opened in 2014 
  • Direct benefit transfer of Rs 51 lakh crore in 2015, leakage of Rs 4 lakh crore stopped
  • LPG connections for 11 crore poor people under Ujjwala in 2016 
  • Surgical strike in PoK after the Uri attack  
  • GST, the biggest scheme of integrated tax system in 2017
  • Health security of Rs 60 crore through Ayushman Bharat in 2018 
  • Special status to Jammu and Kashmir and abolition of Article 370 in 2019
  • More than 220 crore Covid vaccine doses during the Corona period in 2020-21
  • Water reached 16 crore households under the Har Par Jal Mission in 2022
  • India's first G-20 presidency and successful hosting in 2023
  • Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya Ram Temple in 2024
  • By surpassing Japan in 2025, India became the world's fourth largest economy
  • Military action against Pakistan under Operation Sindoor in 2025 after the Pahalgam attack

What about the NDA meeting?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be felicitated at the NDA meeting today. The meeting, to be held at Bharat Mandapam, will discuss Developed India 2047. Chief ministers and deputy chief ministers from 22 NDA-ruled states and union territories, along with the BJP leadership and key leaders of allied parties, will attend the meeting. A congratulatory resolution will be passed at the NDA meeting for PM Modi's award. Discussions will focus on improved coordination between the central and state governments, luxury projects, and the advancement of ease of living and ease of doing business. 

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