Modi Set to Surpass Nehru as India's Longest-Serving Prime Minister
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 4,398 days in office on June 9, 2026, and would surpass Jawaharlal Nehru's tenure record on June 10, 2026. Modi would become India's longest-serving continuously elected Prime Minister. The milestone was marked by an NDA meeting in Delhi and the launch of a new Land Port Management System.
On June 9, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached 4,398 days in office, positioning him to surpass former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's record the following day. Union Home Minister Amit Shah made the announcement, noting that Modi would achieve the distinction of serving the longest continuous period as an elected Prime Minister of India. The occasion coincided with celebrations marking 12 years of NDA rule and the launch of the Land Port Management System (LPMS), a digital platform designed to streamline border management and trade facilitation. Shah emphasized that the system would reduce truck waiting times by 40-60% and gate processing times by 22-35%, while eliminating approximately 90% of paperwork. The announcement underscored the government's focus on border security through its Smart Borders initiative alongside modernized port management infrastructure.
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Modi will surpass Nehru’s record to become longest serving PM of India: Amit Shah
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