Being a Republic, India has the invaluable right to choose its own leaders and political representatives. Since the first Independence Day celebrations on 15th August 1947, India has been able to elect the Chief Executive of the Government of India who is known as the Prime Minister of India.
Since 1947, India has had 14 full-time, elect Prime Ministers, some of whom have served the country for more than a decade. Recently, PM Modi became the longest serving non-Congress politician to hold the Prime Minister’s office.
But who are the longest serving Prime Ministers of India otherwise, let’s find out.
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
Appointed the first Prime Minister of independent India, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru is the longest serving PM of the country till date. Pt Nehru first held office for 16 years and 286 days, from 15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964.
2. Indira Gandhi
Just like her father before her, Indira Gandhi made it to the list of longest serving Prime Ministers in the history of India. As a Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh, she won the Prime Ministerial elections in 1966 and went on to serve as the PM for the next 11 years and 59 days.
3. Manmohan Singh
The third longest serving Prime Minister of India is Manmohan Singh who served as the 13th PM of the country when the UPA was in power. With 10 years and 4 days, Manmohan Singh served two consecutive years in office.
4. Narendra Modi
As of yesterday, PM Narendra Modi has been named as the longest serving non-Congress Prime Minister of India. PM Modi is the 14th Prime Minister of the country who assumed the office after a clean-win during the 2014 General Elections and has so far he has held the office for 6 years and 80 days.
5. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
One of the most popular Prime Ministers India has ever seen, former Indian PM, late Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the 10th Prime Minister of the country who was first elected as the PM in 1996, though this tenure lasted only for 16 days. Two years later when NDA came back in power, Vaypayee was appointed as the Prime Minister once again, and went on to hold the office for 6 years and 64 days.
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