1. List of Prime Ministers of India
The pattern of Prime Ministers elected for Republic of India shows its well natured
tradition of unity in diversity, India has elected Prime Ministers from various linguistic
backgrounds, various cultures, religious or political faiths and there is no difference on
the basis of gender as well.
No. Name Portrait Entered
office
Left
office Birth Death Political
party/alliance
Election
year
1 Jawaharlal
Nehru
15 Aug
1947c
27 May
1964 1
14
Nov
1889
27
May
1964
Indian
National
Congress
1951
1957
1962
2 Gulzarilal
Nanda
27 May
1964
9 Jun
1964 *
4 Jul
1898
15 Jan
1998
Indian
National
Congress
3 Lal Bahadur
Shastri 9 Jun 1964 11 Jan
1966 1
2 Oct
1904
11 Jan
1966
Indian
National
Congress
4 Gulzarilal
Nanda
11 Jan
1966
24 Jan
1966 *
4 Jul
1898
15 Jan
1998
Indian
National
Congress
5 Indira Gandhi 24 Jan
1966 c
24 Mar
1977
19
Nov
1917
31 Oct
1984
Indian
National
Congress
1967
1971
6 Morarji Desai 24 Mar
1977
28 Jul
1979 4
29
Feb
1896
10 Apr
1995 Janata Party 1977

2. 7 Ch. Charan
Singh
28 Jul
1979
14 Jan
1980 3
23
Dec
1902
29
May
1987
Janata Party
8 Indira Gandhi 14 Jan
1980 2
31 Oct
1984 1
19
Nov
1917
31 Oct
1984
Indian
National
Congress
1980
9 Rajiv Gandhi 31 Oct
1984 c
2 Dec
1989
20
Aug
1944
21
May
1991
Indian
National
Congress
(Indira)
1984
10 Vishwanath
Pratap Singh
2 Dec
1989
10 Nov
1990 3
25
Jun
1931
27
Nov
2008
Janata Dal
National Front 1989
11 Chandra
Shekhar
10 Nov
1990
21 Jun
1991
1 Jul
1927
8 Jul
2007
Samajwadi
Janata Party
National Front
12
P. V.
Narasimha
Rao
21 Jun
1991 c
16 May
1996
28
Jun
1921
23
Dec
2004
Indian
National
Congress
1991
13 Atal Bihari
Vajpayee
16 May
1996
1 Jun
1996 3
25
Dec
1924
Alive Bharatiya
Janata Party 1996
14 H. D. Deve
Gowda 1 Jun 1996 21 Apr
1997 3
18
May
1933
Alive Janata Dal
United Front

3. 15 Inder Kumar
Gujral
21 Apr
1997
19 Mar
1998
4 Dec
1919 Alive Janata Dal
United Front
16 Atal Bihari
Vajpayee
19 Mar
1998 c
22 May
2004
25
Dec
1924
Alive
Bharatiya
Janata Party
National
Democratic
Alliance
1998
1999
17 Manmohan
Singh
22 May
2004c
Incum
bent
26
Sep
1932
Alive
Indian
National
Congress
United
Progressive
Alliance
2004
2009
· * Interim - It is debatable whether Mr. Gulzari Lal Nanda was a Prime Minister or
an Acting Prime Minister. The constitution does not have a position of acting
Prime Minister. Mr. Nanda was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. In
contrast, the constitution provides for an acting President who discharges the
duties of a President. Hence, constitutional experts and historians now count Mr.
Nanda as the second Prime Minister of India.
c-indicates a full term
· 1 Assassinated or Died in Office
· 2 Returned to Office
· 3 Resigned
· 4 Dismissed by President following a no-confidence motion
Mr.Gulzari Lal Nanda served as an Acting Prime Minister.