A 72-year-old record just fell. Nobody had served longer as India’s elected Prime Minister, without a break, until now.
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On 10 June 2026, Narendra Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days as an elected Prime Minister. This surpassed Jawaharlal Nehru‘s 72-year-old record of 4,398 days. Full details on Modi’s tenure and terms now live in Polity0143 — Narendra Modi. That article also covers his path from Gujarat CM to Prime Minister.
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