| SN |
PM Name |
Born-Dead |
Term of office |
Note
|
| 1. |
Pandit jawaharlal nehru
|
(1889–1964) |
15 August 1947- 27 May 1964
16 years, 286 days
|
The first prime minister of India and the longest-serving PM of India, the first to die in office. |
| 2. |
Gulzarilal Nanda (Interim)
|
(1898-1998) |
27 May 1964- 9 June 1964
13 days
|
First acting PM of India |
| 3. |
Lal Bahadur Shastri
|
(1904–1966) |
9 June 1964 -11 January 1966
1 year, 216 days
|
He has given the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during the Indo-Pak war of 1965. |
| 4. |
Gulzarilal Nanda
|
(1898-1998) |
11 January 1966- 24 January 1966
13 days
|
, |
| 5. |
Indira Gandhi
|
(1917–1984) |
24 January 1966- 24 March 1977
11 years, 59 days
|
First female Prime Minister of India |
| 6. |
Morarji Desai
|
(1896–1995) |
24 March 1977- 28 July 1979
2 years, 126 days
|
Oldest to become PM (81 years old) and first to resign from office |
| 7. |
Charan Singh
|
(1902–1987) |
28 July 1979- 14 January 1980
170 days
|
Only PM who did not face the Parliament |
| 8. |
Indira Gandhi
|
(1917–1984) |
14 January 1980- 31 October 1984
4 years, 291 days
|
The first lady who served as PM for the second term |
| 9. |
Rajiv Gandhi
|
(1944–1991) |
31 October 1984- 2 December 1989
5 years, 32 days
|
Youngest to become PM (40 years old) |
| 10. |
Vishwa Pratap Singh (VP Singh)
|
(1931–2008) |
2 December 1989- 10 November 1990
343 days
|
First PM to step down after a vote of no confidence |
| 11. |
Chandra Shekhar
|
(1927–2007) |
10 November 1990-21 June 1991
223 days
|
He belongs to Samajwadi Janata Party |
| 12. |
P.V. Narasimha Rao
|
(1921–2004) |
21 June 1991- 16 May 1996
4 years, 330 days
|
First PM from South India |
| 13. |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
|
(1924-2018) |
16 May 1996-1 June 1996
16 days
|
PM for shortest tenure |
| 14. |
H. D. Deve Gowda
|
(born 1933) |
1 June 1996- 21 April 1997
324 days
|
He belongs to Janata Dal |
| 15. |
Indra Kumar Gujral
|
(1919–2012) |
21 April 1997- 18 March 1998
332 days
|
, |
| 16. |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
|
(1924-2018) |
18 March 1998- 22 May 2004
6 years, 64 days
|
The first non-congress PM who completed a full term as PM |
| 17. |
Dr. Manmohan Singh
|
(born 1932) |
22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
10 years, 4 days
|
First Sikh PM |
| 18. |
Narendra Modi
|
(born 1950) |
26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 |
4th Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures |
| 19. |
Narendra Modi
|
(born 1950) |
30 May 2019 – Present |
First non-congress PM with two consecutive tenures |
