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The Prime Minister of India is the head of the Government of India and He/she is appointed by the President of India after a political party win a Lok Sabha election and nominates a candidate for the post. Article 78 of the Indian constitution specifies the role and duties of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister is the leader of the cabinet ministers. The main executive powers of the government are given to Prime Minister while the President is the nominal head of the State. Check the chronologically ordered list of the prime minister of India in the table below, from the most recent to the earliest.
Narendra Modi is the current prime minister of India from 2014. Till yet INC gave the maximum number of the prime minister to the country from Jawaharlal Nehru to Dr Manmohan Singh.
| Prime Minster Name | Party Name | Born and Death | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Modi | BJP | 1950 – | May 26, 2014 – Incumbent |
| Dr. Manmohan Singh | INC | 1932 – | May 22, 2004 – May 26, 2014 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | BJP | 1926-2018 | October 13, 1999 – May 22, 2004 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | BJP | 1926-2018 | March 19, 1998 – October 13, 1999 |
| I.K. Gujral | INC | 1933 -2012 | April 21, 1997 – March 18, 1998 |
| H.D. Deve Gowda | Janata Dal | 1933- | June 01, 1996 – April 21, 1997 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | BJP | 1926-2018 | May 16, 1996 – June 01, 1996 |
| P.V. Narasimha Rao | INC | 1921-2004 | June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996 |
| Chandra Shekhar | Samajwadi Janata Party | 1927-2007 | November 10, 1990 – June 21, 1991 |
| Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Janata Dal | 1931-2008 | December 02, 1989 – November 10, 1990 |
| Rajiv Gandhi | INC | 1944-1991 | October 31, 1984 – December 01, 1989 |
| Indira Gandhi | INC | 1917-1984 | January 14, 1980 – October 31, 1984 |
| Charan Singh | Janata Party(Secular) | 1902-1987 | July 28, 1979 – January 14, 1980 |
| Morarji Desai | Janata Party | 1896-1995 | March 24, 1977 – July 28, 1979 |
| Indira Gandhi | INC | 1917-1984 | January 24, 1966 – March 24, 1977 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda | INC | 1898-1997 | January 11, 1966 – January 24, 1966 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | INC | 1904-1966 | June 09, 1964 – January 11, 1966 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda | INC | 1898-1997 | May 27, 1964 – June 9, 1964 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | INC | 1889-1964 | August 15, 1947 – May 27, 1964 |
Interesting Facts about Prime Minister of India
Check the list of Prime Minister of India with their interesting facts.
- Jawaharlal Nehru is the longest-serving prime minister of India. And also the first prime minister of India.
- Indira Gandhi was the first Woman Prime minister of India.
- Gulzarilal Nanda was the only Prime minister of India who worked twice as the Acting Prime Minister for 13 days each.
- Rabindra Nath Tagore gave Indira Gandhi name “Priyadarshini”
- Indira Gandhi was the only prime minister who belonged to Rajya Sabha during nominated as prime minister.
- Allahabad High Court cancelled Indira Gandhi’s election as PM in 1975, finding her guilty and this petition filed by Raj Narain
- Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest ever Prime Minister of India, by profession he was the pilot. After Indira Gandhi was assassination he sworn in as PM on the same day.
- P V Narsimha Rao was the first-ever Prime Minister from South India
- P V Narsimha Rao was the only Prime Minister of India, well at 14 different languages Hindi, English, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, Bengali, English, Urdu, French, Persian, Spanish, Gujarati, Telugu and Arabic.
- P V Narsimha Rao is also called Father of Economic Reforms of India
- I K Gujaral, H D Devegoda and Indira Gandhi are the three-person who belonged to Rajya Sabha during their nomination for Prime Minister of India
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first Non – Congress Prime Minister who ruled for the full term of 5 years
- After the General Election of 1984, Narendra Modi is the only Prime Minister to gain the majority of seats and formed government without any alliance.
