Prime Ministers
| № | Name (birth–death); constituency |
Portrait | Party (Alliance) |
Term of office | Elections (Lok Sabha) |
Council of Ministers |
Appointed by | ||
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for Phulpur |
Indian National Congress | 15 August 1947 |
27 May 1964[†] |
16 years, 286 days | — | Nehru I | Lord Mountbatten | |
| 1952 (1st) | Nehru II | Rajendra Prasad | |||||||
| 1957(2nd) | Nehru III | ||||||||
| 1962 (3rd) | Nehru IV | ||||||||
| – | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha |
Indian National Congress | 27 May 1964 |
9 June 1964 |
13 days | – (3rd) | (acting) | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | |
| 2 | Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–66) MP for Allahabad |
Indian National Congress | 9 June 1964 |
11 January 1966[†] |
1 year, 216 days | – (3rd) | Shastri | ||
| – | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha |
Indian National Congress | 11 January 1966 |
24 January 1966 |
13 days | – (3rd) | (acting) | ||
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–84) MP for Rae Bareli |
Indian National Congress | 24 January 1966 |
24 March 1977 |
11 years, 59 days | – (3rd) | I. Gandhi I | ||
| 1967 (4th) | |||||||||
| 1971 (5th) | I. Gandhi II | V. V. Giri | |||||||
| 4 | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat |
Janata Party | 24 March 1977 |
28 July 1979 |
2 years, 126 days | 1977 (6th) | Desai | B. D. Jatti | |
| 5 | Charan Singh (1902–87) MP for Baghpat |
Janata Party (Secular) with INC |
28 July 1979 |
14 January 1980 |
170 days | – (6th) | C. Singh | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | |
| (3) | Indira Gandhi (1917–84) MP for Medak |
Indian National Congress (I) | 14 January 1980 |
31 October 1984 |
4 years, 291 days | 1980 (7th) | I. Gandhi III | ||
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–91) MP for Amethi |
Indian National Congress (I) | 31 October 1984 |
2 December 1989 |
5 years, 32 days | – (7th) | R. Gandhi | Zail Singh | |
| 1984 (8th) | |||||||||
| 7 | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur |
Janata Dal (National Front) |
2 December 1989 |
10 November 1990 |
343 days | 1989 (9th) | V. P. Singh | R. Venkataraman | |
| 8 | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia |
Samajwadi Janata Party with INC |
10 November 1990 |
21 June 1991 |
223 days | – (9th) | Chandra Shekhar | ||
| 9 | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal |
Indian National Congress (I) | 21 June 1991 |
16 May 1996 |
4 years, 330 days | 1991(10th) | Rao | ||
| 10 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 1924) MP for Lucknow |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 16 May 1996 |
1 June 1996 |
13 days | 1996(11th) | Vajpayee I | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 11 | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) MP (Rajya Sabha) for Karnataka |
Janata Dal (United Front) |
1 June 1996 |
21 April 1997[RES] |
324 days | – (11th) | Deve Gowda | ||
| 12 | I. K. Gujral (1919–2012) MP (Rajya Sabha) for Bihar |
Janata Dal (United Front) |
21 April 1997 |
19 March 1998 |
332 days | – (11th) | Gujral | ||
| (10) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 1924) MP for Lucknow |
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
19 March 1998[§] |
22 May 2004 |
6 years, 64 days | 1998(12th) | Vajpayee II | K. R. Narayanan | |
| 1999(13th) | Vajpayee III | ||||||||
| 13 | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) MP (Rajya Sabha) for Assam |
Indian National Congress (UPA) |
22 May 2004 |
26 May 2014 |
10 years, 4 days | 2004(14th) | M. Singh I | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
| 2009(15th) | M. Singh II | Pratibha Patil | |||||||
| 14 | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi |
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
26 May 2014 |
Incumbent | 1 year, 328 days | 2014(16th) | N. Modi | Pranab Mukherjee | |
Deputy P.M
| № | Deputy Prime Minister (Portfolio) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
Prime Minister | ||
| 1 | Sardar Vallabhai Patel સરદાર વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ (Minister of Home Affairs) |
15 August 1947 | 15 December 1950 | Indian National Congress | Jawaharlal Nehru | ||
| 2 | Morarji Desai મોરારજી દેસાઈ (Minister of Finance) |
21 March 1967 | 6 December 1969 | Indian National Congress | Indira Gandhi | ||
| 3 | Charan Singh चरण सिंह (Minister of Home Affairs & Minister of Finance) |
24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | Janata Party | Morarji Desai | ||
| 4 | Jagjivan Ram जगजीवन राम (Minister of Defence) |
24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | Janata Party | |||
| 5 | Yashwantrao Chavan यशवंतराव चव्हाण (Minister of Home Affairs) |
28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Socialist) | Charan Singh | ||
| 6 | Chaudhary Devi Lal चौधरी देवी लाल |
2 December 1989 | 21 June 1991 | Janata Dal (National Front) |
V. P. Singh | ||
| Chandra Shekhar | |||||||
| 7 | L. K. Advani ايل. ڪي. آڏواڻي एल.के. आडवाणी (Minister of Home Affairs) |
5 February 2002 | 22 May 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
Prime Ministers
| № | Name (birth–death); constituency |
Portrait | Party (Alliance) |
Term of office | Elections (Lok Sabha) |
Council of Ministers |
Appointed by | ||
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for Phulpur |
Indian National Congress | 15 August 1947 |
27 May 1964 |
16 years, 286 days | — | Nehru I | Lord Mountbatten | |
| 1952 (1st) | Nehru II | Rajendra Prasad | |||||||
| 1957(2nd) | Nehru III | ||||||||
| 1962 (3rd) | Nehru IV | ||||||||
| – | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha |
Indian National Congress | 27 May 1964 |
9 June 1964 |
13 days | – (3rd) | (acting) | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | |
| 2 | Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–66) MP for Allahabad |
Indian National Congress | 9 June 1964 |
11 January 1966 |
1 year, 216 days | – (3rd) | Shastri | ||
| – | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha |
Indian National Congress | 11 January 1966 |
24 January 1966 |
13 days | – (3rd) | (acting) | ||
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–84) MP for Rae Bareli |
Indian National Congress | 24 January 1966 |
24 March 1977 |
11 years, 59 days | – (3rd) | I. Gandhi I | ||
| 1967 (4th) | |||||||||
| 1971 (5th) | I. Gandhi II | V. V. Giri | |||||||
| 4 | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat |
Janata Party | 24 March 1977 |
28 July 1979 |
2 years, 126 days | 1977 (6th) | Desai | B. D. Jatti | |
| 5 | Charan Singh (1902–87) MP for Baghpat |
Janata Party (Secular) with INC |
28 July 1979 |
14 January 1980 |
170 days | – (6th) | C. Singh | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | |
| (3) | Indira Gandhi (1917–84) MP for Medak |
Indian National Congress (I) | 14 January 1980 |
31 October 1984 |
4 years, 291 days | 1980 (7th) | I. Gandhi III | ||
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–91) MP for Amethi |
Indian National Congress (I) | 31 October 1984 |
2 December 1989 |
5 years, 32 days | – (7th) | R. Gandhi | Zail Singh | |
| 1984 (8th) | |||||||||
| 7 | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur |
Janata Dal (National Front) |
2 December 1989 |
10 November 1990 |
343 days | 1989 (9th) | V. P. Singh | R. Venkataraman | |
| 8 | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia |
Samajwadi Janata Party with INC |
10 November 1990 |
21 June 1991 |
223 days | – (9th) | Chandra Shekhar | ||
| 9 | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal |
Indian National Congress (I) | 21 June 1991 |
16 May 1996 |
4 years, 330 days | 1991(10th) | Rao | ||
| 10 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 1924) MP for Lucknow |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 16 May 1996 |
1 June 1996 |
13 days | 1996(11th) | Vajpayee I | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 11 | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) MP (Rajya Sabha) for Karnataka |
Janata Dal (United Front) |
1 June 1996 |
21 April 1997 |
324 days | – (11th) | Deve Gowda | ||
| 12 | I. K. Gujral (1919–2012) MP (Rajya Sabha) for Bihar |
Janata Dal (United Front) |
21 April 1997 |
19 March 1998 |
332 days | – (11th) | Gujral | ||
| (10) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 1924) MP for Lucknow |
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
19 March 1998[§] |
22 May 2004 |
6 years, 64 days | 1998(12th) | Vajpayee II | K. R. Narayanan | |
| 1999(13th) | Vajpayee III | ||||||||
| 13 | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) MP (Rajya Sabha) for Assam |
Indian National Congress (UPA) |
22 May 2004 |
26 May 2014 |
10 years, 4 days | 2004(14th) | M. Singh I | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
| 2009(15th) | M. Singh II | Pratibha Patil | |||||||
| 14 | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi |
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
26 May 2014 |
Incumbent | 1 year, 328 days | 2014(16th) | N. Modi | Pranab Mukherjee | |
Deputy P.M
| № | Deputy Prime Minister (Portfolio) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
Prime Minister | ||
| 1 | Sardar Vallabhai Patel સરદાર વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ (Minister of Home Affairs) |
15 August 1947 | 15 December 1950 | Indian National Congress | Jawaharlal Nehru | ||
| 2 | Morarji Desai મોરારજી દેસાઈ (Minister of Finance) |
21 March 1967 | 6 December 1969 | Indian National Congress | Indira Gandhi | ||
| 3 | Charan Singh चरण सिंह (Minister of Home Affairs & Minister of Finance) |
24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | Janata Party | Morarji Desai | ||
| 4 | Jagjivan Ram जगजीवन राम (Minister of Defence) |
24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | Janata Party | |||
| 5 | Yashwantrao Chavan यशवंतराव चव्हाण (Minister of Home Affairs) |
28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Socialist) | Charan Singh | ||
| 6 | Chaudhary Devi Lal चौधरी देवी लाल |
2 December 1989 | 21 June 1991 | Janata Dal (National Front) |
V. P. Singh | ||
| Chandra Shekhar | |||||||
| 7 | L. K. Advani ايل. ڪي. آڏواڻي एल.के. आडवाणी (Minister of Home Affairs) |
5 February 2002 | 22 May 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||