Narendra Modi eyes historic third term

A victory for Narendra Modi in upcoming elections would make him only the second prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s independence hero, to win a third straight term

LONGEST-SERVING PRIME MINISTERS
(days in office)

Indian National Congress 
Bharatiya Janata Party

Jawaharlal Nehru 	6,130

Indira Gandhi 		5,829

Narendra Modi		3,657

Manmohan Singh		3,656
        
Atal Bihari Vajpayee 	2,272

May 30, 2024: Modi to surpass Singh’s 3,656 days in office


India’s constitution prescribes no term limits for prime ministers

  
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg
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