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The coming day of June 10 is going to prove to be a very historic milestone in the history of parliamentary democracy of independent India. The current Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, is going to set a new and unbreakable record, after which he will become the first democratically elected politician to hold the post of Prime Minister in the country for the longest continuous period. In this matter, he will leave behind the decades-old record of India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. PM Modi is going to become the only leader in the history of Indian politics to touch this mega-record, while he has long ago crossed the figure of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s continuous tenure.
Understand the complete mathematics of days: How Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s historical record will be broken
Taking charge of the country for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the oath of secrecy of the post of PM on May 26, 2014. Since then, he has completed 12 consecutive glorious years at the helm of power. On coming June 10, a total of 4399 days of his continuous tenure as the Prime Minister of the country will be completed. If we turn the pages of history, the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru took oath as the duly elected Prime Minister on May 13, 1952, after winning the first general election of India. After this, he remained in this post till the last day of his life i.e. 27 May, 1964 (till his death), which was a continuous tenure of 4398 days as the elected Prime Minister. In this way, on June 10, PM Modi will go one day ahead of Pandit Nehru and write a new history.
Indira Gandhi’s record of continuous tenure is also left far behind.
In this list, the record of the country’s first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was 4077 consecutive days. Indira Gandhi remained the Prime Minister of the country for 11 years and two months continuously from January 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977. However, after this she was again elected as the Prime Minister of the country from January 14, 1980 to October 31, 1984 (till her death), but in terms of continuous tenure, PM Modi has long left her behind.
First non-Congress Prime Minister to win three consecutive Lok Sabha elections
There are many such political achievements in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which make him stand out in Indian politics. He is the first non-Congress Prime Minister of the country to complete two consecutive terms with absolute majority. With this, after Pandit Nehru, he became the second leader of the country who has registered a historic victory in the Lok Sabha elections for the third consecutive time while in power. It is worth noting that Nehru ji had won three consecutive elections at a time when there was nominal opposition on the political scene of the country and only one big party (Congress) had sole dominance, whereas PM Modi has achieved this feat in an era of extreme opposition and strong alliance.
Far ahead in addressing foreign parliaments and also in international respect
PM Modi’s era has also been very golden in terms of India’s global diplomacy and international credibility. In his entire lifetime, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had addressed a total of three foreign parliaments, whereas, on the contrary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has so far addressed 19 foreign parliaments of the world and proved India’s growing global influence. Not only this, Pandit Nehru had received a total of two foreign state honors during his tenure as Prime Minister, whereas PM Modi has so far received more than 30 international and highest civilian honors from different countries of the world.
Skilled strategist in times of crisis and made the dream of ‘Antyodaya’ come true
On the global stage, PM Modi has been recognized as a modern-day leader who knows how to convert even the biggest crisis into opportunity. Today, his efficient leadership is heartily appreciated by the whole world amid great challenges like Covid-19, the biggest pandemic of the century, a fierce war going on at the global level, cross-border terrorism, shocks of economic recession and complex geopolitical balance. On the domestic front, the Modi government has successfully taken its diplomacy and schemes to the last man in the queue (Antyodaya) in the society. Facilities like air travel, high-speed trains, digital payments and world-class expressways, which were once considered a luxury of the upper class, have today become a part of the everyday life of an ordinary citizen of the country.
Technically, it is very important to know the difference in the total tenure.
It is also necessary to clarify here that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the interim Prime Minister of the country immediately after independence i.e. on August 15, 1947. But after the implementation of the country’s Constitution, India’s first general election was held in the year 1952, after which he took oath as the PM duly elected by the public for the first time. In this sense, if both the interim and elected tenures are added together, then the record of being the Prime Minister of the country for the longest period in terms of total time will technically remain in the name of Pandit Nehru.
