As of May 2023, Jawaharlal Nehru, former Indian prime minister, was the longest-serving prime minister holding the office for more than six thousand days. Furthermore, Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, served from August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964.
The current prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, is the 14th prime minister of India and one of the longest-serving Indian prime ministers with 3291 days in power as of May 30, 2023. Narendra Modi, the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), came to power in May 2014 after serving as the chief minister of Gujarat, which is a western state of India.
Longest term length of prime ministers in India as of May 2023
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Times of India, & Indiatimes. (May 30, 2023). Longest term length of prime ministers in India as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412883/india-longest-serving-prime-ministers/
Times of India, und Indiatimes. "Longest term length of prime ministers in India as of May 2023." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412883/india-longest-serving-prime-ministers/
Times of India, Indiatimes. (2023). Longest term length of prime ministers in India as of May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412883/india-longest-serving-prime-ministers/
Times of India, and Indiatimes. "Longest Term Length of Prime Ministers in India as of May 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412883/india-longest-serving-prime-ministers/
Times of India & Indiatimes, Longest term length of prime ministers in India as of May 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412883/india-longest-serving-prime-ministers/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
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