List of PM and Deputy PM of India (1947-2022)

In government exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, etc we find many questions from the general awareness section. this is a very broad section and sometimes questions are very factual. we will cover the General awareness section comprehensively so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a complete list of Prime Ministers and Deputy Prime Ministers of India.

Prime Minister of India: An Introduction

• Article 75 of the Indian Constitution mentions that a Prime Minister is someone who is appointed by the President. There is no specific procedure for their election or appointment. 
  
• Article 74(1) states that there will be a Council of Ministers headed by a Prime Minister who will assist and advise the President. Indian Constitution itself recognizes a Council of Ministers.

List of Prime Ministers of India:

Serial No.	Name of the Prime Minister	Tenure
1	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru	15th Aug 1947- 27th May 1964
2	Gulzarilal Nanda (interim)	27th May 1964- 9th Jun 1964
3	Lal Bahadur Shastri	9th June 1964 -11th January 1966
4	Gulzarilal Nanda	11th January 1966- 24th January 1966
5	Indira Gandhi	24th January 1966- 24th March 1977
6	Morarji Desai	24th March 1977- 28th July 1979
7	Charan Singh	28th July 1979- 14th January 1980
8	Indira Gandhi	14th January 1980- 31st October 1984
9	Rajiv Gandhi	31st October 1984- 2nd December 1989
10	Vishwanath Pratap Singh	2nd December 1989- 10th November 1990
11	Chandra Shekhar	10th November 1990-21st June 1991
12	P. V Narasimha Rao	21st June 1991- 16th May 1996
13	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	16th May 1996-1st June 1996
14	H. D Deve Gowda	1st June 1996- 21st April 1997
15	Inder Kumar Gujral	21st April 1997- 18th March 1998
16	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	18th March 1998- 22nd May 2004
17	Dr Manmohan Singh	22nd May 2004 -17th May 2014
18	Narendra Modi	26th May 2014 -23rd May 2019
		30th May 2019 -Till present

Deputy Prime Minister: An Introduction

• The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of India is the Deputy Chief Executive of the Federal Government of India. The Deputy Prime Minister is the Union’s second senior-most minister and presides over meetings of the Council of Ministers in the Prime Minister’s absence.
• There is no provision in the Constitution for Deputy Prime Minister.

List of Deputy Prime Ministers:

Serial No.	Name of the Deputy Prime Minister	Tenure
1	Sardar Patel	1947–1950
2	Morarji Desai	1967–1969
3	Charan Singh and Jagjivan Ram (jointly)	1979–1979
4	Y. B. Chavan	1979–1980
5	Devi Lal	1989–1990
6	Devi Lal	1990–1991
7	LK. Advani	2002–2004

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