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