As we know that India is called the biggest democracy of the world. Articles 74 75 of the constitution of India deal with the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister. Since 1947 to 2016 India has seen 16 prime ministers. Jawahar lal Nehru served the post of prime minister for 6130 days followed by the Indira Gnadhi- 5829 days and Dr. Manmohan Singh-3656 days.
Prime Minister is the leader of the Cabinet Ministers. Main executive powers of the government are vested in the Prime Minister while the President is the nominal head of the State.
Article 75 of the Indian Constitution envisages that there will be a Prime Minister of India who shall be appointed by the President.
As we know that India is called the biggest democracy of the world. Articles 74 & 75 of the constitution of India deal with the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister. Since 1947 to 2019 India has seen 16 Prime Ministers. Jawahar lal Nehru served the post of Prime Minister for 6130 days followed by the Indira Gnadhi- 5829 days and Dr. Manmohan Singh-3656 days.
List of all the Prime Ministers is given below:
S.N.
|
Name
|
Born-Dead
|
Term of office
|
Remark
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
1.
|
Jawahar Lal Nehru
|
(1889–1964)
|
5 August 1947-27 May 1964
16 years, 286 days
|
First prime minister of India and longest serving PM of India, first to die in office.
|
2.
|
Gulzarilal Nanda
|
(1898–1998)
|
27 May,1964 to 9 June 1964,
13 days
|
First acting PM of India
|
3.
|
Lal Bahadur Shastri
|
(1904–1966)
|
9 June, 1964 to 11 January 1966
1 year, 216 days
|
He given slogan of 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' during Indo-Pak war of 1965
|
4.
|
Indira Gandhi
|
(1917–1984)
|
24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977
11 years, 59 days
|
First lady prime minister of India
|
5.
|
Morarji Desai
|
(1896–1995)
|
24 Jan., 1966 to 24 March 1977
11 years, 59 days
|
Oldest to become PM @ 81 and first to resign from office
|
6.
|
Charan Singh
|
(1902–1987)
|
28 July, 1979 to 14 Jan. 1980
170 days
|
Only PM who did not face the parliament
|
7.
|
Indira Gandhi
|
(1917–1984)
|
14 Jan.1980 to 31 Oct. 1984
4 years, 291 days
|
First lady who served as PM for second term
|
8.
|
Rajiv Gandhi
|
(1944–1991)
|
31 Oct, 1984 to 2 Dec. 198
5 years, 32 days
|
Youngest to become PM @ 40
|
9.
|
V. P. Singh
|
(1931–2008)
|
2 Dec. 1989 to 10 Nov. 1990
343 days
|
First PM to step down after vote of no confidence
|
10.
|
Chandra Shekhar
|
(1927–2007)
|
10 November,1990 to 21 June 1991
223 days
|
He belongs to Samajwadi Janata Party
|
11.
|
P. V. Narasimha Rao
|
(1921–2004)
|
21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996
4 years, 330 days
|
First PM from south India
|
12.
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
|
(born 1924)
|
16 May, 1996 to 1 June 1996
16 days
|
PM for shortest tenure
|
13.
|
H. D. Deve Gowda
|
(born 1933)
|
1 June, 1996 to 21 April 1997
324 days
|
He belongs to Janata Dal
|
14.
|
Inder Kumar Gujral
|
(1919–2012)
|
21 April 1997 to 19 March, 1998 332 days
|
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|
15.
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
|
(born 1924)
|
19 March, 1998 to 22 May 2004
6 years, 64 days
|
First non congress PM who completed full term as PM
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16.
|
Manmohan Singh
|
(born 1932)
|
22 004 to 26 May 2014
10 years, 4 May 2 days
|
First Sikh PM
|
17.
|
Narendra Modi
|
(born 1950)
|
26 May 2014, Incumbent
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Indian democracy is preparing for the next Lok Sabha elections and next Prime Minister of India will be decided on the 23 May 2019.
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