List of prime ministers of india along with tenure

List of prime ministers of india along with tenure

Since independence India has seen 14 full-time Prime Ministers (at the time of updating this post – as on October 25th, 2014) and 15 in all. Pt Jawaharlal Nehru of the Indian National Congress was the first Prime Minister of free India. At present the office is headed by Narendra Modi of the BJP (the 14th full-time PM as in 2014) last vacated by Dr. Manmohan Singh of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

List of Prime Ministers given by different political parties in India in the order:
Narendra Modi – 2014 till date
Manmohan Singh – 2004-14
Atal Bihari Vajpayee – 1998-2004
IK Gujral – 1997-98
HD Deve Gowda – 1996-97
AB Vajpayee – 1996
PV Narasimha Rao – 1991-96
Chandra Shekhar – 1990-91
VP Singh – 1989-90
Rajiv Gandhi – 1984-89
Indira Gandhi – 1980-84
Charan Singh – 1979-80
Morarji Desai – 1977-79

Indira Gandhi – 1966-77
Gulzarilal Nanda – 1966-66
Lal Bahadur Shastri – 1964-66
Gulzarilal Nanda – 1964
Jawaharlal Nehru – 1947-64