Since Independence, India has seen 14 full time Prime Ministers. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru of the Indian National Congress was the first Prime Minister (PM) of free India. Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting PM for two short periods in 1964 and 1966. At present, the office is headed by Mr. Narendra Modi of the BJP. He was the 15th PM elected in 2014, to the post vacated by Dr. Manmohan Singh of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Narendra Modi continues as the PM of India from May 30, 2019 onward, after BJP and its allies notched a landslide victory in the general elections held across the country in April and May, 2019. Below are the details of all Prime Ministers of India.
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) | August 15, 1947 – May 27, 1964 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898-1997) (Acting) | May 27, 1964 – June 9, 1964 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904-1966) | June 09, 1964 – January 11, 1966 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898-1997) (Acting) | January 11, 1966 – January 24, 1966 |
| Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) | January 24, 1966 – March 24, 1977 |
| Morarji Desai (1896-1995) | March 24, 1977 – July 28, 1979 |
| Charan Singh (1902-1987) | July 28, 1979 – January14 , 1980 |
| Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) | January 14, 1980 – October 31 , 1984 |
| Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991) | October 31, 1984 – December 01, 1989 |
| Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931-2008) | December 02, 1989 – November 10, 1990 |
| Chandra Shekhar (1927-2007) | November 10, 1990 – June 21, 1991 |
| P.V. Narasimha Rao (1921-2004) | June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1926-2018) | May 16, 1996 – June 01, 1996 |
| H.D. Deve Gowda (B-1933) | June 01, 1996 – April 21, 1997 |
| I.K. Gujral (1933 -2012) | April 21, 1997 – March 18, 1998 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1926-2018) | March 19, 1998 – October 13, 1999 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1926-2018) | October 13, 1999 – May 22, 2004 |
| Dr. Manmohan Singh (B-1932) | May 22, 2004 – May 26, 2014 |
| Narendra Modi (B-1950) | May 26, 2014 – Incumbent |