List of all Prime Ministers of India

The Prime Minister of India is the chief executive of the Government of India.In India, the head of state is the President, whose powers are largely nominal and ceremonial.Article 78 of the Indian Constitution specifies the duties of the Prime Minister of India.the prime minister is usually the leader of the party or alliance that has a majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament of India.Article 75 of the Indian Constitution envisages that there will be a Prime Minister who shall be appointed by the President of India.The first was Jawaharlal Nehru of the Indian National Congress party, who was sworn in on 15 August 1947, when India gained independence from the British Raj.

Some Facts About Prime Ministers

1 longest serving Prime Minister of india was Jawaharlal Nehru who served for more than 16 years.1 st From 1947 to 1952 , 2nd : 1952 to 1957 , 3rd : 1957 to 1962 , 4th : 1962 -1964

2. Gulzarilal Nanda. who was the only pm who served india twice

3.Morarji Desai was selected by the Janata alliance, later Janata Party as their parliamentary leader, and thus became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India.

List of all Prime Ministers of India

Prime Minister Name	Period
Jawahar Lal Nehru	15-Aug-1947 to 27-May-1964
Gulzarilal Nanda	27-May-1964 to 9 June 1964
Lal Bahadur Shastri	09-Jun-1964 to 11-Jan-1966
Gulzarilal Nanda	11-Jan-1966 to 24 January 1966
Indira Gandhi	24-Jan-1966 to 24-Mar-1977
Morarji Desai	24-Mar-1977 to 28-Jul-1979
Charan Singh	28-Jul-1979 to 14-Jan-1980
Indira Gandhi	14-Jan-1980 to 31-Oct-1984
Rajiv Gandhi	31-Oct-1984 to 02-Dec-1989
Vishwanath PratapSingh	02-Dec-1989 to 10-Nov-1990
Chandra Shekhar	10-Nov-1990 to 21-Jun-1991
P. V. Narasimha Rao	21-Jun-1991 to 16-May-1996
Atal Bihari Vajpayee	16-May-1996 to 01-Jun-1996
H. D. Deve Gowda	01-Jun-1996 to 21-Apr-1997
Atal Bihari Vajpayee	19-Mar-1998 to 22-May-2004
Dr. Manmohan Singh	22-May-2004 to 26-May-2014
Narendra Damodardas Modi	26-May-2014 to Incumbent