Public life · 2001 — 2026

NaMo25

Twenty-five years as head of government, without a break. From Gandhinagar to New Delhi to the world stage.

Gujarat 2001–14 Bharat 2014–now Global stage
9,124
Days as CM + PM, live
3+3
Assembly + Lok Sabha mandates
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Special section · Overview

The whole run, at a glance

One continuous stretch in executive office since 7 October 2001: twelve and a half years running Gujarat, then India's Prime Minister from 26 May 2014 into a third term.

Continuous days as head of government
9,124

Counted live from 7 Oct 2001, the day he was sworn in as Chief Minister of Gujarat. On 7 Oct 2026 the count crosses 25 years.

As Chief Minister
4,610

Days leading Gujarat, the state's longest-serving CM.

Record
#2

Longest unbroken run as PM after Nehru. Passed Indira Gandhi's 4,077 days on 25 Jul 2025.

Foreign state honours
34

Highest civilian and state orders from other nations, 2016 to Aug 2026.

Gujarat Assembly wins
3/3

2002 (127 seats), 2007 (117), 2012 (115) out of 182.

BJP seats in Lok Sabha (majority mark 272)
2014282
2019303
2024240

2024: NDA alliance 293. Only the second PM, after Nehru, to win three consecutive general elections.

Where the 25 years went
Gandhinagar · 12.6 yrsNew Delhi · 12.4 yrs and counting

By October 2026 the years in New Delhi almost equal the years in Gandhinagar. The global chapter runs through the second half.

Three levels

Gujarat → Bharat → World

The story in three levels, each one a bigger arena than the last. On a wide screen, keep scrolling and the chapters slide sideways.

Special section · Detailing

Year by year, 2001–2026

Every year of the 25, with the decisions, programmes, elections and flashpoints that defined it. Filter by arena to follow one thread.

Detailing · Level 01

The Gujarat lab

Programmes first tried in one state between 2001 and 2014. Several became templates for national schemes after 2014.

Detailing · Level 02

What got built for Bharat

The national programmes launched since 2014, with the scale each one reached. Tap a card for the full breakdown.

Detailing · Level 03

The honours wall

Each tile is the highest civilian or state honour a foreign government has conferred on him, in the order they came.

34

state honours from 34 countries across six continents, the most received by any Indian Prime Minister.

Next horizon

2001 → 2026 → 2047

Viksit Bharat 2047 is the stated goal: a developed India by the centenary of independence. Six big bets define the road from here to there.

Special section · Road to 2047

Viksit Bharat 2047

Six pillars of the developed-India goal. Each card shows where things stand in 2026 and the target for 2047. Drag, swipe or use the arrow keys to turn the ring.

2047 goals are official targets and stated plans, not achieved results. Status figures are from public sources, current to mid-2026.