List of Prime Ministers of India | Since Independence | With Tenure

Are you looking for the list of Prime Ministers of India? In this article, you will find the complete list of Prime Ministers of India since Independence.

List of Prime Ministers of India

1.Jawahar Lal Nehru (1889–1964)

• Term of office- 5 August 1947-27 May 1964
• Total- 16 years, 286 days
• Remark- The first prime minister of India and the longest-serving PM of India, first to die in office.
• Party- Indian National Congress

2.Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998)

• Term of office- 27 May,1964 to 9 June 1964,
• Total- 13 days
• Remark- First acting PM of India
• Party- Indian National Congress

3. Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966)

• Term of office- 9 June, 1964 to 11 January 1966
• Total- 1 year, 216 days
• Remark- He has given the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during Indo-Pak war of 1965
• Party- Indian National Congress

4. Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)

• Term of office- 24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977
• Total- 11 years, 59 days
• Remark- First lady Prime Minister of India
• Party- Indian National Congress

5. Morarji Desai (1896–1995)

• Term of office- 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 
• Total- 2 year, 116 days
• Remark- Oldest to become PM @ 81 and first to resign from office.
• Party- Janata Party

6. Charan Singh (1902–1987)

• Term of office- 28 July, 1979 to 14 Jan. 1980
• Total- 170 days
• Remark- Only PM who did not face the Parliament
• Party- Janata Party

7. Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)

• Term of office- 14 Jan.1980 to 31 Oct. 1984
• Total- 4 years, 291 days
• Remark- The first lady who served as PM for the second term.
• Party- Indian National Congress

8. Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)

• Term of office- 31 Oct, 1984 to 2 Dec. 1989
• Total- 5 years, 32 days
• Remark- Youngest to become PM @ 40 year
• Party- Indian National Congress

9. V. P. Singh (1931–2008)

• Term of office- 2 Dec. 1989 to 10 Nov. 1990
• Total- 343 days
• Remark- First PM to step down after a vote of no confidence
• Party- Janata Dal

10. Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007)

• Term of office- 10 November,1990 to 21 June 1991
• Total- 223 days
• Remark- He belongs to  Samajwadi Janata Party.
• Party- Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)

11. P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004)

• Term of office- 21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996
• Total- 4 years, 330 days
• Remark- First PM from south India
• Party- Indian National Congress

12. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924- 2004)

• Term of office- 16 May, 1996 to 1 June 1996
• Total- 16 days
• Remark- PM for shortest tenure.
• Party- Bharatiya Janata Party

13. H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933)

• Term of office- 1 June, 1996 to 21 April 1997
• Total- 324 days
• Remark- He belongs to  Janata Dal.

14.Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012)

• Term of office- 21 April 1997 to 19 March, 1998  
• Total- 332 days

15. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924- 2004)

• Term of office- 19 March, 1998 to 22 May 2004 
• Total- 6 years, 64 days
• Remark- The first non-congress PM who completed a full term as PM.
• Party- Bharatiya Janata Party

16.Manmohan Singh (born 1932)

• Term of office- 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014   
• Total- 10 years, 4 May 2 days
• Remark- First Sikh PM.
• Party- Indian National Congress

• Term of office- 26 May 2014, Incumbent
• Remark- 4th Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures
• Party- Bharatiya Janata Party