India, June 10 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution applauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming India's longest-serving elected prime minister in consecutive terms, and members of the Cabinet gave him a standing ovation to mark the milestone.

The resolution came on a day when Modi surpassed the record of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in terms of uninterrupted tenure as an elected prime minister.

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