Living prime ministers of India

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This article shows the living prime ministers of India from the swearing-in of the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947 until the present. Currently, in addition to the incumbent, Narendra Modi, there are two living former prime ministers: H. D. Deve Gowda and Manmohan Singh.

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Current living prime ministers

Living prime ministers as of September 5, 2021 (from oldest to youngest)

Timeline

Table showing the number of prime ministers alive at each time period in Indian History.

Number of prime ministers alive at particular time period in Indian History
Starting and ending events#NamesTimespan
From:August 15, 1947 · Swearing-in of Jawaharlal Nehru [1]
To: May 27, 1964 · Death of Jawaharlal Nehru [2] 		1  Nehru  16 years, 286 days
From:June 9, 1964 · Swearing-in of Lal Bahadur Shastri [3]
To: January 11, 1966 · Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri 		1  Shastri  1 year, 216 days
From:January 24, 1966 · Swearing-in of Indira Gandhi [4]
To: March 24, 1977 · Swearing-in of Morarji Desai [5] 		1  Indira  11 years, 59 days
From:March 24, 1977· Swearing-in of Morarji Desai
To: July 28, 1979 · Swearing-in of Charan Singh 		2  Indira    Desai  2 years, 126 days
From:July 28, 1979 · Swearing-in of Charan Singh
To: Oct 31, 1984 · Assassination of Indira Gandhi and
   subsequent Swearing-in of Rajiv Gandhi 		3  Indira    Desai    Charan  5 years, 95 days
From:October 31, 1984 · Swearing-in of Rajiv Gandhi [6]
To: May 29, 1987 · Death of Charan Singh 		3  Desai    Charan    Rajiv  2 years, 210 days
From:May 29, 1987 · Death of Charan Singh
To: December 2, 1989 · Swearing-in of Vishwanath Pratap Singh [7] 		2  Desai    Rajiv  2 years, 187 days
From:December 2, 1989 · Swearing-in of Vishwanath Pratap Singh
To: November 10, 1990 · Swearing-in of Chandra Shekhar 		3  Desai    Rajiv    Vishwanath  343 days
From:November 10, 1990 · Swearing-in of Chandra Shekhar
To: May 21, 1991 · Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi [8] 		4  Desai    Rajiv    Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar  192 days
From:May 21, 1991 · Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
To: June 21, 1991 · Swearing-in of P. V. Narasimha Rao [9] 		3  Desai    Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar  31 days
From:June 21, 1991 · Swearing-in of P. V. Narasimha Rao
To: April 10, 1995 · Death of Morarji Desai 		4  Desai    Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar    Rao  3 years, 293 days
From:April 10, 1995 · Death of Morarji Desai
To: May 16, 1996 · Swearing-in of Atal Bihari Vajpayee [10] 		3  Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar    Rao  1 year, 36 days
From:May 16, 1996 · Swearing-in of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
To: June 1, 1996 · Swearing-in of H. D. Deve Gowda [11] 		4  Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar    Rao    Vajpayee  16 days
From:June 1, 1996 · Swearing-in of H. D. Deve Gowda
To: April 21, 1997 · Swearing-in of Inder Kumar Gujral [12] 		5  Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar    Rao    Vajpayee    Deve Gowda  324 days
From:April 21, 1997 · Swearing-in of Inder Kumar Gujral
To: May 22, 2004 · Swearing-in of Manmohan Singh [13] 		6  Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar    Rao    Vajpayee    Deve Gowda    Gujral  6 years, 64 days
From:May 22, 2004 · Swearing-in of Manmohan Singh
To: December 23, 2004 · Death of P. V. Narsimha Rao 		7  Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar    Rao    Vajpayee    Deve Gowda    Gujral    Manmohan  215 days
From:December 23, 2004 · Death of P. V. Narsimha Rao
To: July 8, 2007 · Death of Chandra Shekhar 		6  Vishwanath    Chandra Shekhar    Vajpayee    Deve Gowda    Gujral    Manmohan  2 years, 197 days
From:July 8, 2007 · Death of Chandra Shekhar
To: November 27, 2008 · Death of Vishwanath Pratap Singh 		5  Vishwanath    Vajpayee    Deve Gowda    Gujral    Manmohan  1 year, 142 days
From:Nov 27, 2008 · Death of Vishwanath Pratap Singh
To: Nov 30, 2012· Death of Inder Kumar Gujral 		4  Vajpayee    Deve Gowda    Gujral    Manmohan  4 years, 3 days
From:November 30, 2012· Death of Inder Kumar Gujral
To: May 26, 2014 · Swearing-in of Narendra Modi [14] 		3  Vajpayee    Deve Gowda    Manmohan  1 year, 177 days
From:May 26, 2014 · Swearing-in of Narendra Modi
To: August 16, 2018 · Death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee 		4  Vajpayee    Deve Gowda    Manmohan    Modi  4 years, 82 days
From:August 16, 2018 · Death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
To: present		3  Deve Gowda    Manmohan    Modi  3 years, 20 days
Starting and ending events#NamesTimespan
Sources: [15] [16] [17]

Most and least living prime ministers

There has been one time period with seven living prime ministers (i.e., the incumbent and six former prime ministers):

There have been three time periods when the incumbent prime minister was the only living prime minister, having no living predecessors:

See also

Citations and references

  1. ↑ DelhiMay 30, India Today Web Desk New; May 30, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 16:06. "Empty envelope, tryst with destiny and a maddening crowd: How Nehru took oath as India's 1st PM". India Today. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-03-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Gulzarilal Nanda was Acting Prime Minister of India for two time upon death of Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
  3. ↑ "On this day, Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as India's 2nd Prime Minister". Republic World. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  4. ↑ "About Indira Gandhi- Indira's Struggle, Political Career & Contribution towards India". indiragandhi.in. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  5. ↑ Borders, William (1977-03-25). "New Delhi Swears In Desai as 4th Premier". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  6. ↑ "Rajiv Gandhi". MANAS. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  7. ↑ Hazarika, Sanjoy (1989-12-03). "Man in the News; V.P. SINGH: LOW-KEY INDIAN IN HIGH-ANXIETY JOB". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  8. ↑ Crossette, Barbara (1991-05-22). "ASSASSINATION IN INDIA; RAJIV GANDHI IS ASSASSINATED IN BOMBING AT CAMPAIGN STOP; INDIA PUTS OFF REST OF VOTING". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  9. ↑ "Rao Takes Oath in India, Names His Cabinet". Los Angeles Times. 1991-06-22. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  10. ↑ DelhiAugust 17, Dev Goswami New; August 17, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 23:01. "When Atal Bihari Vajpayee showed the world how to resign in style". India Today. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-03-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "H.D. Deve Gowda | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  12. ↑ "Shri Inder Kumar Gujral | Prime Minister of India". www.pmindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  13. ↑ "Manmohan sworn in". Hindustan Times. 2004-05-22. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  14. ↑ DelhiMay 26, IndiaToday in New; May 27, 2014UPDATED; Ist, 2014 12:54. "Modi takes oath as PM, with 24 Cabinet and 21 Ministers of State". India Today. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-03-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "List of all Prime Ministers of India". Jagranjosh.com. 2020-10-26. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  16. ↑ "General Information - Prime Ministers Of India - Know India: National Portal of India". knowindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  17. ↑ "List of prime ministers of India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2021-02-27.

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