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Since 1947, India has had 14 prime ministers. [a] Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister, serving as prime minister of the Dominion of India from 15 August 1947 until 26 January 1950, and thereafter of the Republic of India until his death in May 1964. (India conducted its first post-independence general elections in 1952).
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India follows a parliamentary system in which the prime minister is the presiding head of the government and chief of the executive of the government. In such systems, the head of state, or, the head of state's official representative (i.e., the monarch, president, or governor-general) usually holds a purely ceremonial position and acts—on most matters—only on the advice of the prime minister.
As India's first Prime minister and external affairs minister, Nehru played a major role in shaping modern India's government and political culture along with the sound foreign policy. [324] He is praised for creating a system providing universal primary education, [ 325 ] reaching children in the farthest corners of rural India.
The current head of state of India is Droupadi Murmu, elected in 2022 after being nominated by the National Democratic Alliance. From 1947 to 1950, the head of state under the Indian Independence Act 1947 was King of India, [1] [2] who was also the monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions of the British Commonwealth.
Prime Minister 1 Nehru I: 15 August 1947 Constituent Assembly: Indian National Congress: Jawaharlal Nehru: 2 Nehru II: 15 April 1952 1951–52: 3 Nehru III: 4 April 1957 1957: 4 Nehru IV: 2 April 1962 1962: Acting Nanda I: 27 May 1964 None Gulzarilal Nanda: 5 Shastri: 9 June 1964 None Lal Bahadur Shastri: Acting Nanda II: 11 January 1966 None ...
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Hungary's constitution (2012) lists the powers, functions and duties of the prime minister of Hungary. India's constitution (1950) lists the powers, functions and duties of the prime minister of India. In India, prime ministerial candidates must be a member of parliament, i.e. of either the Lok Sabha (Lower House) or Rajya Sabha (Upper House).