Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday completed 20 years as the head of a government, including over 13 years as Gujarat chief minister, with top BJP leaders lauding his leadership and crediting him for ushering in good governance and development.
Here are some key things to know about PM Narendra Modi as he completes 20 years in public office.
- Head of an elected government for over 20 straight years since 2001
- Longest serving head of an elected government among all PMs
- Narendra Modi: 7,305 days and counting; Nehru: 6,130 days
- 177 million followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram combined
- First PM to invite SAARC heads of state for his swearing-in ceremony
- First Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel
- 2019: Awarded Russia highest state honour 'Order of 'Order of St Andrew the Apostle"
- 2019: The 'Order of Zayed', the UAE's highest civilian award
- 2020: The Legion of Merit — a top American military honour
- 2021: Among the Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2021
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