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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).
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.
The Vice President of India, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat looking at painting works by the former Prime Minister Shri V. P. Singh, after inaugurating the exhibition, in New Delhi on 14 February 2006 In 1992, Singh was the first to propose the name of the future President KR Narayanan as a (eventually successful) candidate for vice president ...
Republic of India: Leader: Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) Appointed by: President (Droupadi Murmu) on the advice of the prime minister: Main organ: Council of Ministers: Ministries: 54 ministries and 93 subordinate departments: Responsible to: Parliament of India: Annual budget ₹ 45.03 trillion (equivalent to ₹ 53 trillion or US$640 billion ...
She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, and the mother of Rajiv Gandhi, who succeeded her in office as the country's sixth prime minister. Gandhi's cumulative tenure of 15 years and 350 days makes her the second-longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father.
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state of the country and supreme commander-in-chief for all defense forces in India. However, it is the Prime Minister of India, who is the leader of the party or political alliance having a majority in the national elections to the Lok Sabha (Lower house of the Parliament).
Tenure Political affiliation (at time of appointment) Prime Minister; Took office Left office 1 Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963) 1952 1957: 26 January 1950 13 May 1962 Indian National Congress: Nehru: 2 Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) 1962: 13 May 1962 13 May 1967 Independent: Nehru Nanda Shastri Nanda I. Gandhi: 3 Zakir Husain (1897 ...
9 June – Sworn in for the third time as the 16th Prime Minister of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Prime Minister of India, with President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath. 14-15 June – Prime Minister Modi visited Italy for the 50th G7 summit representing India on invitation by the Italian delegation, the hosts of the event ...