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    COVER STORY                                                              JUNE 19, 2026     |  The Indian Eye                    4

                                            MODI’S RECORD TENURE

                     MILESTONE &

                                                  PRAISE

             As Narendra Modi became India’s longest-serving continuously elected Prime Minister, supporters hailed his

                leadership as transformative while critics questioned both the record and the government’s performance

            OUR BUREAU                        Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a group picture with NDA leaders and other dignitaries at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
            New Delhi
                                                  The contrasting reactions reveal   from previous coalition governments   lay not merely in the duration of
                  rime Minister Narendra Modi   the complex nature of Modi’s position   that often struggled with political in-  Modi’s tenure but in what had been
                  completed 4,399 days in of-  in contemporary India. To supporters,   stability.                 achieved during that period. She ar-
            Pfice on June 10, surpassing the   he represents a transformational lead-  Several senior leaders used the   gued that Modi had demonstrated
            tenure record previously held by In-  er who has expanded India’s global in-  occasion to underline what they re-  how cooperation between govern-
            dia’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal   fluence and accelerated development.   gard as the government’s develop-  ment and citizens could contribute to
            Nehru, in terms of continuous service   To critics, the celebration reflects an   mental achievements. Goa Chief   nation-building. Her remarks high-
            after winning general elections. The   attempt to shape historical narratives   Minister Pramod Sawant argued   lighted a central element of the BJP’s
            milestone has triggered celebrations   while diverting attention from unre-  that Modi had brought development   political messaging: the portrayal of
            within the ruling National Democrat-  solved economic and social concerns.  “from Kanyakumari to Kashmir,”   development as a collective national
            ic Alliance (NDA), congratulations    At a meeting of NDA leaders   claiming  that such progress  had not   project rather than simply a govern-
            from international leaders, and re-  in New Delhi, the coalition formally   been witnessed in the preceding six   mental programme.
            newed political debate over Modi’s   celebrated the occasion and adopted   decades. The statement echoed a re-  The  strongest  endorsement
            legacy after more than twelve years in   a resolution praising Modi’s twelve   curring BJP theme that India’s devel-  came from Union Petroleum Min-
            power.                            years  in  office.  Leaders  described   opment trajectory accelerated signifi-  ister Hardeep Singh Puri, who sug-
                The  achievement  is  significant   his tenure as a combination of “peo-  cantly after 2014.      gested that the achievements of the
            because it symbolizes  the  durability   ple-centric development, participa-  Union Minister Ramdas Atha-  last twelve years would be “written in
            of Modi’s political dominance since   tive democracy and performance-ori-  wale similarly linked Modi’s tenure   golden letters” in history. Puri went
            2014. It also comes at a moment when   ented governance.”           to inclusive development. He argued   further, arguing that the next twelve
            the  Bharatiya  Janata  Party  (BJP)  is   The NDA’s messaging focused   that the government had worked   years under Modi’s leadership could
            seeking to project continuity, stabili-  on continuity and governance. Ac-  to  ensure justice for “Dalits, tribals,   create the foundation for a developed
            ty and long-term governance as cen-  cording to the Prime Minister’s Of-  women, and the youth,” presenting   and self-reliant India. Such statements
            tral features of its political narrative.   fice, Modi’s administration has been   the administration as one that sought   indicate  how  the  BJP  increasingly
            At the same time, opposition leaders   characterized by “stability, transpar-  to extend the benefits of growth across   frames Modi not only as a successful
            have challenged both the interpre-  ency, and a resolute commitment to   social groups.               incumbent but also as the leader of a
            tation of the record and the broader   the nation’s progress.” Such language   Another coalition partner, Union   long-term national transformation ex-
            claims of success associated with Mo-  reflects the BJP’s long-standing effort   Minister Anupriya Patel, emphasized   tending well into the future.
            di’s tenure.                      to distinguish its governance model   that the significance of the milestone   Continued on next page... >>

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