Narendra Modi Overtakes BJP Veteran Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee To Become Longest-Serving Non-Congress PM, 4th Highest In Overall List

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fourth on the overall list of PMs with the highest tenure. He follows Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving non-congress Prime Minister surpassing the tenure of veteran BJP leader and Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.  On Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party wrote on its Twitter handle, "PM Shri Narendra Modi now has the distinction of becoming the 4th longest-serving Prime Minister of India, also the first non-Congress leader to have achieved this feat! We wish that he continues to lead us to accomplish many missions and milestones for our great nation."

PM Shri @narendramodi now has the distinction of becoming the 4th longest serving Prime Minister of India, also the first non-Congress leader to have achieved this feat!

We wish that he continues to lead us to accomplish many missions and milestones for our great nation. pic.twitter.com/HyiSX6XgKN — BJP (@BJP4India) August 14, 2020

In an earlier statement, the BJP had said, "Today, PM Modi becomes the longest-serving Indian PM of non-Congress origin. (Atal Bihari) Vajpayee Ji served for 2,268 days in all his terms combined. Today PM Modi has surpassed this tenure." Veteran BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee served in the office of Prime Minister across 3 tenures - 'Vajpayee 1' in May 1996 lasted 13 days as he resigned after not being able to establish a majority, then 'Vajpayee 2' that began on 19 March 1998 and ended on 10 October 1999 and lastly 'Vajpayee 3' that began on 10 October 1999 and concluded on 22 May 2004. Prime Minister Narendra Modi first took oath as the PM and began his tenure in May 2014, which has continued after BJP came back in power with a resounding mandate, and PM Modi once again swore-in in May 2019. Now, having served about 2,270 days, Prime Minister Modi has reached this feat of being longest-serving Prime Minster who is not from the Congress while being fourth in the overall list of Prime Ministers with the longest tenure. In the overall list, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Dr. Manmohan Singh continue to be the PMs with the longest tenure at the top office.