List of Prime Ministers of India: 1947 to 2020, Full list

Prime Minister of India - List of Prime Ministers of India (1947 to 2020):

Prime Minister of India is the Chief Executive or the head of the government of India. He is appointed by the President of India after the political party wins a general election and nominates a candidate for the post. The leader of that political party is thereafter appointed as the Prime Minister of India.

In 1947, first Prime Minister of India was appointed. Articles 74 and 75 of the Constitution of India deal with the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister of India.

Article 78 of the Indian Constitution deals with the duties and the obligations of the Prime Minister of India.

Article 75 of the Indian Constitution visualizes that there will be a Prime Minister who will be designated by the President of India. Prime Minister is the Leader of the Cabinet Ministers. The principle chief forces of the administration are vested in the Prime Minister while the President is the normal head of the State.

Prime Minister of India decides the dates of its meetings and programmes for the Parliament meeting. He likewise chooses when the house must be prorogued or broken down. As a central representative, he makes the declaration of head government strategies or policies and answers inquiries or questions on at that point.

List of Prime Minister of India: Some Important Points

The Prime Minister of India is the chief executive or Head of the Government of India. Some important points asked in various exams are given below.

a)      Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime minister of India. He is India's longest-serving prime minister. He served as prime minister for 16 years, 286 days.

b)      Indira Gandhi was the first Woman Prime minister of India.

c)       Rajiv Gandhi was sworn-in as India's youngest Prime minister of India. At the age of 40 years he became the prime minister of India.

d)      Manmohan Singh is the first Sikh Prime minister of India.

e)      Gulzarilal Nanda is the first Acting Prime Minister of India.

List of Prime Ministers of India: 1947 to 2020, Full list

Prime Minister of India Full List:

Jawahar Lal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India was appointed on 15th August 1947 and Narendra Damodardas Modi is the current Prime Minister of India. 

Narendra Damodardas Modi is the 14the Prime Minister of India. Check the List of Prime Ministers of India from 1947 to 2020 in the table given below.

S.No.	Name (Birth-Death)	Term of Office	Remark
1	Jawaharlal Nehru    (1889–1964)	15-Aug-1947 to 27-May-1964 (16 years, 286 days)	The first prime minister of India and He is the longest-serving PM of India, and first to die in office.
--	Gulzarilal Nanda     (acting PM)   (1898–1998)	27-May-1964 to 9 June 1964 (13 days)	First acting PM of India.
2	Lal Bahadur Shastri   (1904–1966)	09-Jun-1964 to 11-Jan-1966 (1 year, 216 days)	He has given the slogan of 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' during Indo-Pak war of 1965.
--	Gulzarilal Nanda     (acting PM)   (1898–1998)	11-Jan-1966 to 24 January 1966 (13 days)
3	Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)	24-Jan-1966 to 24-Mar-1977 (11 years, 59 days)	First woman Prime Minister of India.
4	Morarji Desai (1896–1995)	24-Mar-1977 to 28-Jul-1979 (2 years, 126 days)	Oldest to become PM of India at the age of 81 and first to resign from office.
5	Charan Singh (1902–1987)	28-Jul-1979 to 14-Jan-1980 (170 days)	Only PM of India who did not face the Parliament.
(3)	Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)	14-Jan-1980 to 31-Oct-1984 (4 years, 291 days)	The first lady who served as PM of India for the second time.
6	Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)	31-Oct-1984 to 02-Dec-1989 (5 years, 32 days)	Youngest PM of India at the age of 40.
7	Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008)	02-Dec-1989 to 10-Nov-1990 (343 days)	First PM to step down after a vote of no confidence.
8	Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007)	10-Nov-1990 to 21-Jun-1991 (223 days)	He belongs to  Samajwadi Janata Party.
9	P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004)	21-Jun-1991 to 16-May-1996 (4 years, 330 days)	He is first PM from south India.
10	Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018)	16-May-1996 to 01-Jun-1996 (16 days)	PM for the shortest tenure.
11	H. D. Deve Gowda (1933–)	01-Jun-1996 to 21-Apr-1997 (324 days)	He belongs to  Janata Dal.
12	Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012)	21 April 1997 to 19 March 1998 (332 days)
(10)	Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018)	19-Mar-1998 to 22-May-2004 (6 years, 64 days)
13	Manmohan Singh (1932–)	22-May-2004 to 26-May-2014 (10 years, 4 days)	First Sikh PM of India.
14	Narendra Modi (1950–)	26-May-2014  to Incumbent

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