Prime Ministers of India
The Prime Minister of India is the chief of government of India, and head of the Council of Ministers. He is appointed by the President to assist the council of ministers in the administration of the affairs of the executive in India. The Prime Minister is responsible for bringing proposal of legislation. He is recognized as leader of the majority party in the two Houses of the Parliament of India. The Prime Minister of India is the head of the executive branch as the Presidents position is ceremonial and it is the Prime Minister who is the head of the executive.
S. No. Name of the Prime Minister Tenure Party
1. Dr. Manmohan Singh   May 22, 2004 - till date INC
2. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee    March 19, 1998 - May 22, 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party
3. Shri Inder Kumar Gujral April 21, 1997 - March 19, 1998 Janata Dal
4. Shri H. D. Deve Gowda June 1, 1996 - April 21, 1997 Janata Dal
5. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee    May 16, 1996 - June 1, 1996 Bharatiya Janata Party
6. Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao June 21, 1991- May 16, 1996 Congress (I)
7. Shri Chandra Shekhar   November 10, 1990 - June 21, 1991 Janata Dal (S)
8. Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh December 2, 1989 - November 10, 1990 Janata Dal
9. Shri Rajiv Gandhi October 31, 1984 - December 2, 1989 Congress (I)
10. Mrs. Indira Gandhi January 14, 1980 - October 31, 1984 Congress (I)
11. Shri Charan Singh July 28, 1979 - January 14, 1980 Janata Party
12. Shri Morarji Desai March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979 Janata Party
13. Mrs. Indira Gandhi January 24, 1966 - March 24, 1977 Congress
14. Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda January 11, 1966 - January 24, 1966   Congress
15. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri June 9, 1964 - January 11, 1966 Congress
16. Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda May 27, 1964 - June 9, 1964   Congress
17. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964 Congress
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