List of Prime Ministers of India

List of Prime Ministers of India

President Barack Obama with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 2009-11-24

The pattern of Prime Ministers elected for Republic of India shows its well natured tradition of unity in diversity, India has elected Prime Ministers from various linguistic backgrounds, various cultures, religious or political faiths and there is no difference on the basis of gender as well.

List of Prime Ministers Of India, All Prime Ministers of India till date, Prime Ministers of India after Independence.
Prime Ministers since 1945.
Name                                                                       Tenure                      Party
17.Dr. Manmohan Singh; May 22, 2004            - till date INC
16.Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee; March 19, 1998  - May 22, 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party
15.Shri Inder Kumar Gujral; April 21, 1997       - March 19, 1998 Janata Dal
14.Shri H. D. Deve Gowda June 1, 1996            - April 21, 1997 Janata Dal
13.Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee; May 16, 1996     - June 1, 1996 Bharatiya Janata Party
12.Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao; June 21, 1991     - May 16, 1996 Congress (I)
11.Shri Chandra Shekhar; November 10, 1990        - June 21, 1991 Janata Dal (S)
10.Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh; December 2, 1989 - November 10, 1990 Janata Dal
9. Shri Rajiv Gandhi; October 31, 1984            - December 2, 1989 Congress (I)
8. Mrs. Indira Gandhi; January 14, 1980           - October 31, 1984 Congress (I)
7. Shri Charan Singh; July 28, 1979                   - January 14, 1980 Janata Party
6. Shri Morarji Desai; March 24, 1977              - July 28, 1979 Janata Party
5. Mrs. Indira Gandhi; January 24, 1966           - March 24, 1977 Congress
4. Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda; January 11, 1966     - January 24, 1966  Congress
3. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri; June 9, 1964          - January 11, 1966 Congress
2. Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda; May 27, 1964           - June 9, 1964   Congress
1. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru; August 15, 1947        - May 27, 1964 Congress