"His hard work shows in establishing India as the global leader," Uttarakhand CM on PM's second-longest tenure

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 25 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 11 years in office, marking the second-longest tenure as Prime Minister in independent India's history.
"On behalf of the people of Uttarakhand, I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has completed the second-longest tenure as Prime Minister in the history of independent India and is a leader of Jan Gan Man. Under his leadership, the country has established a new identity globally... Development has reached every citizen of the country... His hard work is evident in India's establishment as a global leader, and it would not be exceptional to call him the maker of New India... I pray for his well-being and wish that the country gets the benefit of his leadership for a long time...," said CM Dhami.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked a major milestone in the country's history, becoming the second-longest-serving PM of India in consecutive terms, surpassing the record of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Notably, he is the first non-Congress Prime Minister to mark this achievement. Additionally, Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister born after independence and the longest-serving from a non-Hindi state.
Narendra Modi, 74, took oath as Prime Minister for the first time on May 26, 2014 and has served a total of 11 years and 60 days in office till date.
The erstwhile Prime Minister Indira Gandhi served for 11 years and 59 days in office, holding the highest office as Prime Minister of India consecutively from January 24, 1966, to March 24, 1977.
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, holds the record for the longest-serving Prime Minister in consecutive terms, spanning 16 years and 286 days, from August 15, 1947, to May 27, 1964.
The first Prime Minister born after India's independence, Prime Minister Modi, has previously served as the Prime Minister of India from 2014 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2024.
He also has the distinction of being the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujara,t with his term spanning from October 2001 to May 2014. (ANI)