| 1 |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
15 August 1947 |
27 May 1964 |
First PM, modern India's architect. |
| 2 |
Gulzarilal Nanda |
27 May 1964 |
9 June 1964 |
Interim PM after Nehru's death. |
| 3 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
9 June 1964 |
11 January 1966 |
Slogan: "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan." |
| 4 |
Gulzarilal Nanda |
11 January 1966 |
24 January 1966 |
Interim PM after Shastri's death. |
| 5 |
Indira Gandhi |
24 January 1966 |
24 March 1977 |
First female PM, led Green Revolution. |
| 6 |
Morarji Desai |
24 March 1977 |
28 July 1979 |
First non-Congress PM. |
| 7 |
Charan Singh |
28 July 1979 |
14 January 1980 |
Focused on rural development. |
| 8 |
Indira Gandhi |
14 January 1980 |
31 October 1984 |
Assassinated during her term. |
| 9 |
Rajiv Gandhi |
31 October 1984 |
2 December 1989 |
Youngest PM, modernized technology. |
| 10 |
Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
2 December 1989 |
10 November 1990 |
Introduced Mandal Commission report. |
| 11 |
Chandra Shekhar |
10 November 1990 |
21 June 1991 |
Short tenure with focus on governance. |
| 12 |
P. V. Narasimha Rao |
21 June 1991 |
16 May 1996 |
Architect of economic liberalization. |
| 13 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
16 May 1996 |
1 June 1996 |
Served for 13 days in the first term. |
| 14 |
H. D. Deve Gowda |
1 June 1996 |
21 April 1997 |
Known for rural policies. |
| 15 |
I. K. Gujral |
21 April 1997 |
19 March 1998 |
Promoted the Gujral Doctrine. |
| 16 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
19 March 1998 |
22 May 2004 |
Led nuclear tests and infrastructure. |
| 17 |
Dr. Manmohan Singh |
22 May 2004 |
26 May 2014 |
Economist; led economic growth. |
| 18 |
Narendra Modi |
26 May 2014 |
Present |
Focus on "Digital India" and reforms. |