Question

Write down the list of prime minister of India from 1947 till now.

Answer 1

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 (PM) given by different political parties in India in the chronological 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

 

Answer 2

The following are the list of Prime Minister of India from 1947 till now are,

• Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964)
• Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) (1964-13 days)
• Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964-1966)
• Indira Gandhi (1966-1977)
• Morarji Desai (1977-1979)
• Charan Singh (1979-1980)
• Indira Gandhi (1980-1984)
• Rajiv Gandhi (1984-1989)
• Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1989-1990)
• Chandra Shekhar (1990-1991)
• Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (1991-1996)
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996-16days)
• Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (1996-1997)
• Inder Kumar Gujral (1997-1998)
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998-2004)
• Manmohan Singh (2004-2014)
• Narendra Modi (2014-till date)