PM-designate Narendra Modi is set to take the oath today for a third straight term as the head of a coalition government. Recently, he climbed up the list of Indian Prime Ministers by the length of term.
Modi will be equaling the feat of the first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who won the 1952, 1957, and 1962 general elections.
PM-designate Modi enters list of Indian Prime Ministers with terms over 10 years
Recently, Modi entered the list of Prime Ministers whose terms exceed 10 years.
The other three PMs whose terms exceed 10 years are Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Manmohan Singh.
Following is the list of Prime Ministers and their lengths of terms:
| Name | Length of continuous term | Length of term holding PMO |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | 16 years, 286 days | 16 years, 286 days |
| Indira Gandhi | 11 years, 59 days | 15 years, 350 days |
| Narendra Modi | 10 years, 13 days | 10 years, 13 days |
| Manmohan Singh | 10 years, 4 days | 10 years, 4 days |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 6 years, 64 days | 6 years, 80 days |
| Rajiv Gandhi | 5 years, 32 days | 5 years, 32 days |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 4 years, 330 days | 4 years, 330 days |
| Morarji Desai | 2 years, 126 days | 2 years, 126 days |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1 year, 216 days | 1 year, 216 days |
| Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 343 days | 343 days |
| Inder Kumar Gujral | 332 days | 332 days |
| H. D. Deve Gowda | 324 days | 324 days |
| Chandra Shekhar | 223 days | 223 days |
| Charan Singh | 170 days | 170 days |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | 13 days | 26 days |
Following is the list of political parties by the total time their members have served as Prime Minister.
| Party | Number of Prime Ministers from the party | Total year in PMO |
| INC/INC(I)/INC(R) | 7 | 54 years, 123 days |
| BJP | 2 | 16 years, 93 days |
| JD | 3 | 2 years, 269 days |
| JP | 1 | 2 years, 126 days |
| SJP(R) | 1 | 223 days |
| JP(S) | 1 | 170 days |
Below-par performance by BJP in Lok Sabha Polls 2024
Modi has retained power but with a below-par performance by the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls as its seat tally fell to 240 from 303, considerably short of the majority mark of 272.
Though the BJP-led NDA has crossed the majority mark, the alliance’s strength has reduced from its 2019 tally as the opposition INDIA alliance put up a strong performance.
Today, Modi is scheduled to take the oath as PM and is likely to soon climb up the table of Prime Ministers by the length of term.
