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The prime minister ranks third in the order of precedence. Top left: Jawaharlal Nehru was the first and the longest-serving prime minister in Indian history. Top center: Indira Gandhi was the first and only woman to serve as prime minister. Top right: Morarji Desai was the first non- Congress prime minister.
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai[1] (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) [2] was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as Chief Minister of Bombay ...
Narendra Damodardas Modi[a] (born 17 September 1950) [b] is an Indian politician serving as the current prime minister of India since 26 May 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the member of parliament (MP) for Varanasi. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ...
Indira Gandhi. INC (R) Prime Minister after election. Morarji Desai. JP. General elections were held in India between 16 and 20 March 1977 to elect the members of the sixth Lok Sabha. [2] The elections took place during the Emergency period, which expired on 21 March 1977, shortly before the final results were announced. [1] The elections ...
The prime minister of India (ISO: Bhārata kē/kī pradhānamaṁtrī) is the head of government of the Republic of India. [2][3] Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Council of Ministers, [4][5][6] despite the president of India being the nominal head of the executive. [7][8][9][10] The prime minister has to be a ...
Indira Gandhi. State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: [ˈɪndɪɾɑː ˈɡɑːndʱi] ⓘ; née Indira Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
t. e. Jawaharlal Nehru (/ ˈneɪru / NAY-rooor / ˈnɛru / NERR-oo, [ 1 ]Hindi: [dʒəˌʋaːɦəɾˈlaːl ˈneːɦɾuː] ⓘ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, [ 2 ] author and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century.
List of presidents of India. Top left: Rajendra Prasad was the first and longest-serving President of India. Top right: Zakir Husain was the first from a minority religion to become President of India. Bottom left: Pratibha Patil was the first female President of India.