The prime ministers of India are the head of government of India. They are the leader of the executive branch of the Government of India.The prime ministers of India have been:
| No | Name | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 15 August 1947-15 April 1952 15 April 1952-17 April 1957 17 April 1957-2 April 1962 2 April 1962-27 May 1964 |
| 2 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 27 May 1964-9 June 1964 |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9 June 1964-11 January 1966 |
| 4 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 11 January 1966-24 January 1966 |
| 5 | Indira Gandhi | 24 January 1966-4 March 1967 4 March 1967-15 March 1971 15 March 1971-24 March 1977 |
| 6 | Morarji Desai | 24 March 1977-28 July 1979 |
| 7 | Charan Singh | 28 July 1979-14 January 1980 |
| 8 | Indira Gandhi | 14 January 1980-31 October 1984 |
| 9 | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 October 1984-31 December 1984 31 December 1984-2 December 1989 |
| 10 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 2 December 1989-10 November 1990 |
| 11 | Chandra Shekhar | 10 November 1990-21 June 1991 |
| 12 | P.V.Narasimha Rao | 21 June 1991-16 May 1996 |
| 13 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16 May 1996-1 June 1996 |
| 14 | H.D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996-21 April 1997 |
| 15 | Inder Kumar Gujral | 21 April 1997-19 March 1998 |
| 16 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998-10 October 1999 10 October 1999-22 May 2004 |
| 17 | Manmohan Singh | 22 May 2004-22 May 2009 22 May 2009-26 May 2014 |
| 18 | Narendra Modi | 26 May 2014-30 May 2019 30 May 2019-Incumbent |
