The Prime Minister of India is the leader of the country’s democratically elected government. Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party or coalition holding a majority in Parliament. Upon assuming office, the Prime Minister is administered the oath of office and secrecy by the President.
The Prime Minister selects the Cabinet before being sworn in and administers the oath of office to other Union Ministers on his or her recommendation. However, the Prime Minister decides which minister will be assigned which portfolio.
Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, held the position for the longest period. Let’s find out who has held the post of Prime Minister in India so far, and for how long?
List of all Prime Ministers of India
The list of Prime Ministers of India along with the period they served in the office, is given in the table below:
| S.No. | Name | Time Period | Political party |
| 1 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | 15-Aug-1947 to 27-May-1964 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) | 27-May-1964 to 9 June 1964 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 09-Jun-1964 to 11-Jan-1966 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) | 11-Jan-1966 to 24 January 1966 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Indira Gandhi | 24-Jan-1966 to 24-Mar-1977 | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Morarji Desai | 24-Mar-1977 to 28-Jul-1979 | Janata Party |
| 7 | Charan Singh | 28-Jul-1979 to 14-Jan-1980 | Janata Party |
| 8 | Indira Gandhi | 14-Jan-1980 to 31-Oct-1984 | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Rajiv Gandhi | 31-Oct-1984 to 02-Dec-1989 | Indian National Congress(Indira) |
| 10 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 02-Dec-1989 to 10-Nov-1990 | Janata Dal |
| 11 | Chandra Shekhar | 10-Nov-1990 to 21-Jun-1991 | Samajwadi JanataParty |
| 12 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21-Jun-1991 to 16-May-1996 | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16-May-1996 to 01-Jun-1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14 | H. D. Deve Gowda | 01-Jun-1996 to 21-Apr-1997 | Janata Dal |
| 15 | Inder Kumar Gujral | 21-Apr-1997 to 19-Mar-1998 | Janta Dal |
| 16 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19-Mar-1998 to 22-May-2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Dr. Manmohan Singh | 22-May-2004 to 26-May-2014 | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Narendra Modi | 26-May-2014 to present | Bharatiya Janata Party |
This article provides information on all the Prime Ministers of India. Questions related to these are often asked in competitive exams, making it essential to have knowledge about them.
Who Are The Cabinet Ministers Of India?
According to India.gov.in, here’s the complete list of the cabinet ministers of India:
| Position | Name | Ministries |
| Prime Minister | Shri Narendra Modi | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Raj Nath Singh | Ministry of Defence |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Amit Shah | Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Cooperation |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Rural Development |
| Cabinet Minister | Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| Cabinet Minister | Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Manohar Lal | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Power |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy | Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Steel |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Piyush Goyal | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Dharmendra Pradhan | Ministry of Education |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh | Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Sarbananda Sonowal | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| Cabinet Minister | Dr. Virendra Kumar | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Pralhad Joshi | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Jual Oram | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Giriraj Singh | Ministry of Textiles |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw | Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia | Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Bhupender Yadav | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism |
| Cabinet Minister | Smt. Annpurna Devi | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Kiren Rijiju | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya | Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri G. Kishan Reddy | Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Mines |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri Chirag Paswan | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| Cabinet Minister | Shri C R Patil | Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | Shri Rao Inderjit Singh | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Ministry of Planning |
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | Dr. Jitendra Singh | Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences |
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao | Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) |
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | Shri Jayant Chaudhary | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Ministers of State | Shri Rao Inderjit Singh | Ministry of Culture |
| Ministers of State | Dr. Jitendra Singh | Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space |
| Ministers of State | Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Ministers of State | Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Ministers of State | Shri Jayant Chaudhary | Ministry of Education |
| Ministers of State | Shri Jitin Prasada | Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Ministers of State | Shri Shripad Yesso Naik | Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| Ministers of State | Shri Pankaj Chaudhary | Ministry of Finance |
| Ministers of State | Shri Krishan Pal | Ministry of Cooperation |
| Ministers of State | Shri Ramdas Athawale | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Ministers of State | Shri Ram Nath Thakur | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
| Ministers of State | Shri Nityanand Rai | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Ministers of State | Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers |
| Ministers of State | Shri V. Somanna | Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Railways |
| Ministers of State | Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani | Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Communications |
| Ministers of State | Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
| Ministers of State | Sushri Shobha Karandlaje | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Ministers of State | Shri Kirtivardhan Singh | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of External Affairs |
| Ministers of State | Shri B. L. Verma | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Ministers of State | Shri Shantanu Thakur | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| Ministers of State | Shri Suresh Gopi | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Tourism |
| Ministers of State | Dr. L. Murugan | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Ministers of State | Shri Ajay Tamta | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Ministers of State | Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Ministers of State | Shri Kamlesh Paswan | Ministry of Rural Development |
| Ministers of State | Shri Bhagirath Choudhary | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
| Ministers of State | Shri Satish Chandra Dubey | Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Mines |
| Ministers of State | Shri Sanjay Seth | Ministry of Defence |
| Ministers of State | Shri Ravneet Singh | Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Railways |
| Ministers of State | Shri Durgadas Uikey | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Ministers of State | Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Ministers of State | Shri Sukanta Majumdar | Ministry of Education, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region |
| Ministers of State | Smt. Savitri Thakur | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Ministers of State | Shri Tokhan Sahu | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Ministers of State | Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary | Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Ministers of State | Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma | Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Steel |
| Ministers of State | Shri Harsh Malhotra | Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Ministers of State | Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Ministers of State | Shri Murlidhar Mohol | Ministry of Cooperation, Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Ministers of State | Shri George Kurian | Ministry of Minority Affairs, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Ministers of State | Shri Pabitra Margherita | Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Textiles |
Conclusion
PM are in charge of forming the cabinet, making important decisions, and representing India in the world. Currently, Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India, having been in office since 2014.
Aspirants of Government Exam, UPSC exams or any other competitive exams must know the list of Indian Prime Ministers and the time duration they have served in the office.
