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[7] [8] [6] The prime minister is the leader elected by the party with a majority in the lower house of the Indian parliament, the Lok Sabha, which is the main legislative body in the Republic of India. [9] The prime minister and their cabinet are at all times responsible to the Lok Sabha. [10] [11] The prime minister can be a member of the Lok ...
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 ...
2 December 1989 - Singh swore as the 8th Prime Minister of India. [5] 8 December 1989 - 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed by Kashmiri militants. [6] 13 December 1989 - Release of 5 terrorists of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front. [7] 16 December 1989 - Passing of Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India in Lok Sabha. [8]
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.
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 ...
The premiership of Narendra Modi began 26 May 2014 with his swearing-in as the Prime Minister of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He became the 14th Prime Minister of India, [1] succeeding Manmohan Singh of the Indian National Congress. Modi's first cabinet consisted of 45 ministers, 25 fewer than the previous United Progressive Alliance ...
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 ...
Rajagopalachari's tenure as Prime Minister of Madras is largely remembered for the compulsory introduction of Hindi in educational institutions, which made him highly unpopular. [41] This measure sparked off widespread anti-Hindi protests, which led to violence in some places and the jailing of over 1,200 men, women and children who took part ...