{"id":13285,"date":"2026-06-09T12:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/?p=13285"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:49:19","slug":"pm-modi-to-become-indias-longest-serving-elected-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/pm-modi-to-become-indias-longest-serving-elected-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi to Become India\u2019s Longest-Serving Elected Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PM-Modi-to-Become-Indias-Longest-Serving-Elected-Prime-Minister.png\" alt=\"PM Modi to Become India\u2019s Longest-Serving Elected Prime Minister\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PM-Modi-to-Become-Indias-Longest-Serving-Elected-Prime-Minister.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PM-Modi-to-Become-Indias-Longest-Serving-Elected-Prime-Minister-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PM-Modi-to-Become-Indias-Longest-Serving-Elected-Prime-Minister-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PM-Modi-to-Become-Indias-Longest-Serving-Elected-Prime-Minister-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PM-Modi-to-Become-Indias-Longest-Serving-Elected-Prime-Minister-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modi&#8217;s coming to become India&#8217;s longest-serving elected prime minister has hooked the local audience. PM Narendra Modi will create a historical moment in his political career, as no previous Prime Ministers had achieved. Political continuity, electoral success and long-term governance in the world&#8217;s largest democracy have resulted in this achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Narendra Modi has guided the nation to undertake several reforms, economic measures, infrastructure projects and international initiatives since he assumed office in May 2014. Therefore, this news has become important as India announced its PM will become the longest-tenured Prime Minister in the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Highlights of PM Modi\u2019s 4,399-Day Milestone\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Particulars<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Prime Minister<\/td>\n<td>Narendra Modi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Assumed Office<\/td>\n<td>26 May 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Political Party<\/td>\n<td>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Consecutive Terms<\/td>\n<td>Three<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Milestone<\/td>\n<td>PM Modi to Become India&#8217;s Longest-Serving Elected Prime Minister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Previous Record Holder<\/td>\n<td>Jawaharlal Nehru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Current Status<\/td>\n<td>Serving Prime Minister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Country<\/td>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Constitutional Position<\/td>\n<td>Head of Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Appointed By<\/td>\n<td>President of India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Political Journey of Narendra Modi<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Narendra Modi started his political journey in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), where he hail of organizational and leadership skills from early on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the 1980s, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and actively worked to build the organisation of the party in Gujarat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He was a high potential in the BJP due to his strategic planning and management of elections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He served in several significant positions or memberships during the 1990s and helped to grow the party at the state and national level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Narendra Modi first came out on the political landscape as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in October 2001.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat for almost 13 years, one of the longest-serving Chief Ministers of the state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With his leadership, Gujarat experienced transformative changes in the areas of infrastructure, industry, investment promotion and governance reforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Narendra Modi became the 14th Prime Minister of India when he led the BJP to a historic Government and established a record-wide 272 seats on 26 May 2014 in the 2014 General Election.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the initial phase, he championed various schemes and initiatives like Digital India, Make in India, Swachh Bharat Mission, financial inclusion and infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He won a second consecutive election to office with an even bigger popular mandate in 2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His government made significant changes and welfare measures and enhanced Indian presence internationally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2024, Narendra Modi was re&#8211;elected as the Prime Minister for the third time in a row.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He has now been in power for more than a decade, becoming the first person to reach the high bar of the longest-serving elected Prime Minister of India; his journey to office is a milestone in the nation&#8217;s democratic experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Previous Year Questions (PYQs)<\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Exam &amp; Year<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Question<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Options<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Answer<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UPSC Prelims 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under which Article of the Constitution is the Prime Minister appointed?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) Article 74 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Article 75 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) Article 76 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Article 78<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(B) Article 75<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SSC CGL 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who appoints the Prime Minister of India?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) Chief Justice of India <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Parliament <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) President of India <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Vice President<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(C) President of India<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SSC CHSL 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Prime Minister of India is the head of:<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) State <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Judiciary <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) Government <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Legislature<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(C) Government<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RRB NTPC 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Prime Minister is the chairperson of which body?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) Election Commission <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) NITI Aayog <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) UPSC <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Finance Commission<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(B) NITI Aayog<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SSC GD 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to:<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) President <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Rajya Sabha <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) Lok Sabha <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Supreme Court<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(C) Lok Sabha<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SSC MTS 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who was the first Prime Minister of India?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) Sardar Patel <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Jawaharlal Nehru <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) Rajendra Prasad <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(B) Jawaharlal Nehru<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RRB Group D 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Prime Minister is usually a member of:<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) Rajya Sabha only <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Lok Sabha only <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) Either House of Parliament <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Supreme Court<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(C) Either House of Parliament<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SSC CPO 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which Article deals with the duties of the Prime Minister towards the President?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) Article 74 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Article 75 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) Article 77 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Article 78<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(D) Article 78<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SSC CGL 2019<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who was India&#8217;s first non-Congress Prime Minister?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) Charan Singh <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Morarji Desai <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) V.P. Singh <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(B) Morarji Desai<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RRB ALP 2019<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who was India&#8217;s first woman Prime Minister?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A) Pratibha Patil <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(B) Sarojini Naidu <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(C) Indira Gandhi <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(D) Sonia Gandhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>(C) Indira Gandhi<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/jai-prakash-nara\u202600th-ramsar-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary Becomes India\u2019s 100th Ramsar Site<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has reached a moment in its democracy with the achievement that PM Modi will become India\u2019s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. Narendra Modi has been the Prime Minister of India since 2014; he has won several elections under his rule and has initiated big policies. The piece emphasises political continuity, democratic participation and longevity as he nears this historic milestone. Also, Inside, PM Modi to Become India&#8217;s Longest-Serving Elected Prime Minister.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"wp-list-table widefat fixed striped posts\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code><div class=\"cfaq-wrapper\" data-multiple=\"0\"><div class=\"cfaq-item cfaq-open\"><button class=\"cfaq-question\" aria-expanded=\"true\">1. Why is PM Modi becoming India&#039;s longest-serving elected Prime Minister?<span class=\"cfaq-icon\">&#8743;<\/span><\/button><div class=\"cfaq-answer\"><div class=\"cfaq-answer-inner\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-6395be30-7fff-2d58-03ad-89f98a0fc8f5\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">PM Narendra Modi is set to surpass the tenure record of previous elected Prime Ministers through continuous service since 2014 and successive electoral victories.<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\"><br><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cfaq-item\"><button class=\"cfaq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2. When did Narendra Modi first become Prime Minister of India?<span class=\"cfaq-icon\">&#8744;<\/span><\/button><div class=\"cfaq-answer\" hidden><div class=\"cfaq-answer-inner\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-4aaa1fa1-7fff-649f-7ea5-9b810519d51e\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Narendra Modi took office as the Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014.<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\"><br><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cfaq-item\"><button class=\"cfaq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">3. Who held the previous record for the longest tenure as Prime Minister?<span class=\"cfaq-icon\">&#8744;<\/span><\/button><div class=\"cfaq-answer\" hidden><div class=\"cfaq-answer-inner\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-358b79af-7fff-a278-d735-ef166410aacc\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Jawaharlal Nehru held the record for the longest continuous tenure as Prime Minister of India.<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\"><br><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cfaq-item\"><button class=\"cfaq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">4. How many terms has Narendra Modi served as Prime Minister?<span class=\"cfaq-icon\">&#8744;<\/span><\/button><div class=\"cfaq-answer\" hidden><div class=\"cfaq-answer-inner\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-846b4766-7fff-da6b-8d2c-92ba2572ac31\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Narendra Modi has served three consecutive terms as Prime Minister.<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\"><br><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cfaq-item\"><button class=\"cfaq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">5. 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