adversarial-independent / democratic backsliding
नज़रिए अनुसार · 1 takes across the edition
The Wire · India · Modi becomes India's longest continuously serving elected prime minister
Picks apart the record's construction: argues BJP excludes ~2,000 of Nehru's days (1947–52) and inserts 'uninterrupted' to exclude Indira Gandhi, then quotes Jairam Ramesh disputing the 2024 mandate's strength.
“Modi did NOT secure even a simple majority by a considerable margin in 2024 and had to hurriedly convene an NDA meeting, bypassing the BJP Parliamentary Party, to anoint himself as PM. — Jairam Ramesh”