List Of All Prime Ministers Of India (1947 to 2024)

Last Updated: 23 December 2023

India follows a Parliamentary System. The Prime Minister of India is the Chief of the Executive of the Government and presiding Head of the Government.

Eligibility For The Prime Minister Of India

• Should be a Citizen of India
• Should be a Member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha
• Should be above 25 years of age if He/She is a Member of the Lok Sabha and above 30 years if He/She is a Member of the Rajya Sabha
• He/She should not hold any office of profit under the state government or government of India

List Of All Prime Ministers Of India

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No.	Name	Term In	Term Out	Party
1	Jawaharlal Nehru	05 Aug 1947	27 May 1964	INC
~	Gulzarilal Nanda	27 May 1964	09 Jun 1964	INC
2	Lal Bahadur Shastri	09 Jun 1964	11 Jan 1966	INC
~	Gulzarilal Nanda	11 Jan 1966	24 Jan 1966	INC
3	Indira Gandhi	24 Jan 1966	24 Mar 1977	INC
4	Morarji Desai	24 Mar 1977	28 Jul 1979	JP
5	Charan Singh	28 July 1979	14 Jan 1980	JP(S)
~	Indira Gandhi	14 Jan 1980	31 Oct 1984	INC
6	Rajiv Gandhi	31 Oct 1984	02 Dec 1989	INC
7	V. P. Singh	02 Dec 1989	10 Nov 1990	JD
8	Chandra Shekhar	10 Nov 1990	21 Jun 1991	SJP
9	P. V. Narasimha Rao	21 Jun 1991	16 May 1996	INC
10	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	16 May 1996	01 Jun 1996	BJP
11	H. D. Deve Gowda	01 Jun 1996	21 Apr 1997	JD
12	Inder Kumar Gujral	21 Apr 1997	19 Mar 1998	JD
~	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	19 Mar 1998	22 May 2004	BJP
13	Manmohan Singh	22 May 2004	26 May 2014	INC
14	Narendra Modi	26 May 2014	Incumbent	BJP

Full-Forms Of Party Names

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No.	Acronym	Full-Form
1	INC	Indian National Congress
2	JP	Janata Party
3	JP(S)	Janata Party (Secular)
4	JD	Janata Dal
5	SJP	Samajwadi Janata Party
6	BJP	Bharatiya Janata Party

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Related: Union Cabinet Ministers Of India With PDF (2024 Updated)

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Power And Function Of Prime Minister Of India

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• Prime Minister nominates the Members of their Party to the President. In simple words, he proposes the names of the Members of his Political Party to the President for appointment as Ministers.

• The Prime Minister of India is responsible for aiding and advising the president in the distribution of work of the government to various ministries and offices.

• Prime Minister is in charge of:
  • Cabinet Secretariat
  • Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
  • Cabinet Committee on Security
  • Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
  • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
  • NITI Aayog
  • Department of Atomic Energy
  • Department of Space
  • Nuclear Command Authority

• The Prime Minister represents India in various delegations, high-level meetings, and international organizations.

• He/She also addresses the nation on various issues of national or other importance.

• Prime Minister recommends the president of India, names for the appointment of:
  • Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC)
  • Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)
  • Chairperson and Members of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
  • Commissioners of India (ECs)
  • Chairperson and Members of the Finance Commission (FC)
  • Solicitor General of India (SG) and Attorney General of India (AG)
  • Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC) and Information Commissioners of India

• He/She can suggest the President of India for the resignation or removal of any Minister from his Cabinet.

• The Prime Minister can resign at any time and can suggest the President dissolve the Cabinet.

• He/She can suggest the President dissolve Lok Sabha and organize fresh elections.

• The Prime Minister also exercises the control over Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

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