New Delhi/IBNS, June 10 -- From a humble beginning as a tea seller to becoming India's longest-serving Prime Minister in consecutive terms, Narendra Modi's political journey has been marked by adversity, criticism, electoral triumphs and transformative governance.

In crossing this mark, Modi surpassed India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to become the country's second-longest-serving Prime Minister in a continuous tenure.

The milestone places him behind only Indira Gandhi in terms of time spent in the nation's highest executive office and marks another significant chapter in a political career that has redefined the contours of Indian electoral politics over the past decade.

A tea seller-turned-Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R...