One should be well aware of their nation’s past and present. The Prime Minister of a country is one that plays an important role in the development of the nation. Knowing briefly about them and their office tenures is a basic knowledge you should have.
Keeping that in mind we have provided a list of Indian Prime Ministers till date along with their lifespan, in office tenure and the party they associate with.
Name | Life-span | In office tenure | Party association | |
1 | Shri Narendra Modi | 1950 | 26 May 2014 – present | Bhartiya Janta Party |
2 | Dr. Manmohan Singh | 1932 | 22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014 | Indian National Congress |
3 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 1926 | 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004 | Bhartiya Janta Party |
4 | Inder Kumar Gujral | 1933–2012 | 21 April 1997 – 19 March 1998 | Janta Dal |
5 | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1933 | 01 June 1996 – 21 April 1997 | Janta Dal |
6 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 1926 | 16 May 1996 – 01 June 1996 | Bhartiya Janta Party |
7 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 1921 – 2004 | 21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996 | Indian National Congress |
8 | Chandra Shekhar Singh | 1927–2007 | 10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 | Samajwadi Janta Party |
9 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 1931–2008 | 01 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 | Janta Party |
10 | Rajiv Gandhi | 1944–1991 | 31 October 1984 – 1 December 1989 | Indian National Congress |
11 | Indira Gandhi | 1917–1984 | 14 January 1980- 31 October 1984 | Indian National Congress |
12 | Chaudhary Charan Singh | 1902–1987 | 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | Janta Party |
13 | Morarji Desai | 1896–1995 | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 | Janta Party |
14 | Indira Gandhi | 1917–1984 | 24 January 1966 -24 March 1977 | Indian National Congress |
15 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 1898-1997 | 11 January 1966 -24 January 1966 | Indian National Congress |
16 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1904 –1966 | 09 June 1964 -11 January 1966 | Indian National Congress |
17 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 1898–1997 | 27 May 1964 – 09 June 1964 | Indian National Congress |
18 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1889–1964 | 1947–1964 | Indian National Congress |