Who became 3 times PM in India

Narendra Modi has become Prime Minister of India three times, winning elections in 2014, 2019, and 2024. He first assumed office on May 26, 2014, leading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a historic majority in the Lok Sabha, ending three decades of coalition governments. He was re-elected in 2019 with an even stronger mandate, becoming the first non-Congress prime minister to win two consecutive full terms. Most recently, he secured a third term in 2024, though this time leading a coalition government as the BJP fell short of an absolute majority on its own, relying on allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Before Modi, Jawaharlal Nehru was the only other Indian Prime Minister to serve three full terms, serving from 1947 until his death in 1964. Indira Gandhi also served as Prime Minister during three separate periods, though not consecutively—her tenures were 1966-1977 and 1980-1984. However, if we count by the number of times someone has been sworn in as Prime Minister (rather than consecutive terms), Modi and Nehru are the two leaders who have led India for three or more full electoral terms. Modi's three victories represent a significant achievement in Indian electoral politics and reflect the BJP's dominance under his leadership, though his third term has begun with the challenges of coalition management rather than the single-party majority he enjoyed in his first two terms