List of Indian Prime Ministers with Tenure
| S.N. | Name | Born-Dead | Term of office |
| 1 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | (1889–1964) | 15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964 |
| 2 | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) | (1898-1998) | 27 May 1964 to 9 June 1964, |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | (1904–1966) | 9 June 1964 to 11 January 1966 |
| 4 | Gulzari Lal Nanda (Acting) | (1898-1998) | 11 January 1966 to 24 January 1966 |
| 5 | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977 |
| 6 | Morarji Desai | (1896–1995) | 24 March 1977 to 28 July 1979 |
| 7 | Charan Singh | (1902–1987) | 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980 |
| 8 | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 14 January 1980 to 31 October 1984 |
| 9 | Rajiv Gandhi | (1944–1991) | 31 October 1984 to 2 December 1989 |
| 10 | V. P. Singh | (1931–2008) | 2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990 |
| 11 | Chandra Shekhar | (1927–2007) | 10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991 |
| 12 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | (1921–2004) | 21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996 |
| 13 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924- 2018) | 16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996 |
| 14 | H. D. Deve Gowda | (born 1933) | 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997 |
| 15 | Inder Kumar Gujral | (1919–2012) | 21 April 1997 to 19 March 1998 |
| 16 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924-2018) | 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004 |
| 17 | Manmohan Singh | (born 1932) | 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014 |
| 18 | Narendra Modi | (born 1950) | 26 May 2014 – Present |
