List of All Prime Ministers of India (Since Independence)
Here is an at-a-glance list of Prime Ministers of India since Independence. But, before that some quick facts about Indian Prime Ministers : At the national level, Prime Minister is the head of Government. Prime Minister is elected by members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament of India.According to Constitution of India, Lok Sabha is The House of the People, that represents citizens of India. President of India appoints the Prime Minister of India. First Prime Minister of India is Jawahar Lal Nehru. He is also the longest serving Prime Minister of India. Only Women Prime Misnister of India is Indira Gandth. Nadendra Modi (Narendra Damodardas Modi) is the seventeenth Prime Minister of India. Total 16 Lok Sabha election took place in India.
No. | Name | Period of Service | Political Party |
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1 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | 15-Aug-1947 to 27-May-1964 | Congress |
2 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 27-May-1964 to 9-Jun-964 | Congress |
3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 09-Jun-1964 to 11-Jan-1966 | Congress |
4 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 11-Jan-1966 to 24-Jan-1966 | Congress |
5 | Indira Gandhi | 24-Jan-1966 to 24-Mar-1977 | Congress |
6 | Morarji Desai | 24-Mar-1977 to 28-Jul-1979 | Janata Party |
7 | Charan Singh | 28-Jul-1979 to 14-Jan-1980 | Janata Party |
8 | Indira Gandhi | 14-Jan-1980 to 31-Oct-1984 | Congress |
9 | Rajiv Gandhi | 31-Oct-1984 to 02-Dec-1989 | Congress(Indira) |
10 | Vishwanath PratapSingh | 02-Dec-1989 to 10-Nov-1990 | Janata Dal |
11 | Chandra Shekhar | 10-Nov-1990 to 21-Jun-1991 | SJP |
12 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21-Jun-1991 to 16-May-1996 | Congress |
13 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16-May-1996 to 01-Jun-1996 | BJP |
14 | H. D. Deve Gowda | 01-Jun-1996 to 21-Apr-1997 | Janata Dal |
15 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19-Mar-1998 to 22-May-2004 | BJP |
16 | Dr. Manmohan Singh | 22-May-2004 to 26-May-2014 | Congress |
17 | Narendra Modi | 26-May-2014 | BJP |