# List of prime ministers of India

The prime minister of India is the chief executive of the Government of India and chair of the Union Council of Ministers. Although the president of India is the constitutional, nominal, and ceremonial head of state, in practice and ordinarily, the executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers. 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. The prime minister and their cabinet are at all times responsible to the Lok Sabha. The prime minister can be a member of the Lok Sabha or of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament. The prime minister ranks third in the order of precedence.
* Top left: Jawaharlal Nehru was the first and the longest-serving prime minister in Indian history.
* Top center: Indira Gandhi was the first and only woman to serve as prime minister.
* Top right: Charan Singh was the first and only prime minister in Indian history who never faced parliament.
* Bottom left: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first non-Congress prime minister to complete a full 5 year term.
* Bottom center: Manmohan Singh was the first prime minister from a minority religion.
* Bottom right: Narendra Modi is the only prime minister to be born in independent India and is the longest-serving non-Congress prime minister.
The prime minister is appointed by the president of India; however, the prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of the majority of Lok Sabha members, who are directly elected every five years, unless a prime minister resigns. The prime minister is the presiding member of the Council of Ministers of the Union government. The prime minister unilaterally controls the selection and dismissal of members of the council; and allocation of posts to members within the government. This council, which is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha as per Article 75(3), assists the president regarding the operations under the latter's powers; however, by the virtue of Article 74 of the Constitution, such 'aid and advice' tendered by the council is binding.
Since 1947, India has had 14 prime ministers. 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). Earlier, Nehru had served as prime minister of the Interim Government of India during the British Raj from 2 September 1946 until 14 August 1947, his party, the Indian National Congress having won the 1946 Indian provincial elections. Nehru was succeeded by Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose 1 year 7-month term ended in his death in Tashkent, then in the USSR, where he had signed the Tashkent Declaration between India and Pakistan. Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, succeeded Shastri in 1966 to become the country's first female prime minister. Eleven years later, her party, the Indian National Congress, lost the 1977 Indian general election to the Janata Party, whose leader Morarji Desai became the first non-Congress prime minister. After Desai resigned in 1979, his former associate Charan Singh briefly held office until the Congress won the 1980 Indian general election and Indira Gandhi returned as prime minister. Her second term as prime minister ended five years later on 31 October 1984, when she was assassinated by her bodyguards. Her son Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as India's youngest premier. Members of Nehru–Gandhi family have been prime minister for approximately 38 years.
After a general election loss, Rajiv Gandhi's five-year term ended; his former cabinet colleague, Vishwanath Pratap Singh of the Janata Dal, formed the year-long National Front coalition government in 1989. A seven-month interlude under prime minister Chandra Shekhar followed, after which the Congress party returned to power, forming the government under P. V. Narasimha Rao in June 1991, Rajiv Gandhi having been assassinated earlier that year. Rao's five-year term was succeeded by four short-lived governments—Atal Bihari Vajpayee from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 13 days in 1996, a year each under United Front prime ministers H. D. Deve Gowda and Inder Kumar Gujral, and Vajpayee again for 13 months in 1998–1999. In 1999, Vajpayee's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won the general election, the first non-Congress alliance to do so, and he served a full five-year term as prime minister. The Congress and its United Progressive Alliance won the general elections in 2004 and 2009, Manmohan Singh serving as prime minister between 2004 and 2014. The BJP won the 2014 Indian general election, and its parliamentary leader Narendra Modi formed the first non-Congress single-party majority government. The BJP went on to win the 2019 Indian general election with a bigger margin, granting a second term for the incumbent Modi government. After the 2024 Indian general election, Modi became the prime minister for the third consecutive time, leading a coalition government after the BJP lost its majority, only the second to do so after the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

## List of prime ministers of India
### Key

* No.: Incumbent number
* $^†$ Assassinated or died in office
* $^§$ Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
* $^{RES}$ Resigned
* $^{NC}$ Resigned following a no-confidence motion
* $^{DIS}$ Dismissed by the Head of State
| No. | Name (born – died) Constituency | Age when assumed office | Term of office & elections Duration in years and days | Term of office & elections Duration in years and days | Term of office & elections Duration in years and days | Term of office & elections Duration in years and days | Concurrent ministerial positions | Party | Government | Head of State (Tenure) |
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Constituent Assembly, 1947-1952) MP for Phulpur (1952-1964) | 57 years 274 days | 15 August 1947 | 27 May 1964 | 16 years 286 days | – | Minister of External and Commonwealth AffairsMinister of Defence (1952–1955, 1957)Minister of Finance (1958) | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | King George VI (1947–1950) |
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Constituent Assembly, 1947-1952) MP for Phulpur (1952-1964) | 57 years 274 days | 15 August 1947 | 27 May 1964 | 16 years 286 days | – | Minister of External and Commonwealth AffairsMinister of Defence (1952–1955, 1957)Minister of Finance (1958) | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Rajendra Prasad (1950–1962) |
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Constituent Assembly, 1947-1952) MP for Phulpur (1952-1964) | 57 years 274 days | 15 August 1947 | 27 May 1964 | 16 years 286 days | 1951–52 | Minister of External and Commonwealth AffairsMinister of Defence (1952–1955, 1957)Minister of Finance (1958) | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | Rajendra Prasad (1950–1962) |
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Constituent Assembly, 1947-1952) MP for Phulpur (1952-1964) | 57 years 274 days | 15 August 1947 | 27 May 1964 | 16 years 286 days | 1957 | Minister of External and Commonwealth AffairsMinister of Defence (1952–1955, 1957)Minister of Finance (1958) | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Rajendra Prasad (1950–1962) |
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Constituent Assembly, 1947-1952) MP for Phulpur (1952-1964) | 57 years 274 days | 15 August 1947 | 27 May 1964 | 16 years 286 days | 1962 | Minister of External and Commonwealth AffairsMinister of Defence (1952–1955, 1957)Minister of Finance (1958) | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1962–1967) |
| Acting | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha | 65 years, 328 days | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 13 days | – | Minister of Home AffairsMinister of External AffairsMinister of Atomic Energy | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1962–1967) |
| 2 | Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966) MP for Allahabad | 59 years 251 days | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 216 days | – | Minister of External Affairs (1964) | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1962–1967) |
| Acting | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha | 67 years, 191 days | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 13 days | – | Minister of Home AffairsMinister of Atomic Energy | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1962–1967) |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha, 1966–1967) MP for Rae Bareli (1967–1977) | 48 years, 66 days | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years, 59 days | – | Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969)Minister of Finance (1970)Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973)Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1971–1974)Minister of Defence (1975) | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1962–1967) |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha, 1966–1967) MP for Rae Bareli (1967–1977) | 48 years, 66 days | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years, 59 days | 1967 | Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969)Minister of Finance (1970)Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973)Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1971–1974)Minister of Defence (1975) | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Zakir Husain (1967–1969) |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha, 1966–1967) MP for Rae Bareli (1967–1977) | 48 years, 66 days | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years, 59 days | 1967 | Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969)Minister of Finance (1970)Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973)Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1971–1974)Minister of Defence (1975) | Indian National Congress | Indira II | V. V. Giri (1969) (Acting) |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha, 1966–1967) MP for Rae Bareli (1967–1977) | 48 years, 66 days | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years, 59 days | 1967 | Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969)Minister of Finance (1970)Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973)Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1971–1974)Minister of Defence (1975) | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Mohammad Hidayatullah (1969) (Acting) |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha, 1966–1967) MP for Rae Bareli (1967–1977) | 48 years, 66 days | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years, 59 days | 1967 | Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969)Minister of Finance (1970)Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973)Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1971–1974)Minister of Defence (1975) | Indian National Congress | Indira II | V. V. Giri (1969–1974) |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha, 1966–1967) MP for Rae Bareli (1967–1977) | 48 years, 66 days | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years, 59 days | 1971 | Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969)Minister of Finance (1970)Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973)Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1971–1974)Minister of Defence (1975) | Indian National Congress | Indira III | V. V. Giri (1969–1974) |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha, 1966–1967) MP for Rae Bareli (1967–1977) | 48 years, 66 days | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years, 59 days | 1971 | Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969)Minister of Finance (1970)Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973)Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1971–1974)Minister of Defence (1975) | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974–1977) |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha, 1966–1967) MP for Rae Bareli (1967–1977) | 48 years, 66 days | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years, 59 days | 1971 | Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969)Minister of Finance (1970)Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973)Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1971–1974)Minister of Defence (1975) | Indian National Congress | Indira III | B. D. Jatti (1977) (Acting) |
| 4 | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat | 81 years, 24 days | 24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 126 days | 1977 | Minister of Finance (1977, 1979)Minister of Home Affairs (1978–1979) | Janata Party | Desai | B. D. Jatti (1977) (Acting) |
| 4 | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat | 81 years, 24 days | 24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 126 days | 1977 | Minister of Finance (1977, 1979)Minister of Home Affairs (1978–1979) | Janata Party | Desai | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977–1982) |
| 5 | Charan Singh (1902–1987) MP for Baghpat | 76 years, 217 days | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 170 days | – | None | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977–1982) |
| (3) | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Medak | 62 years, 56 days | 14 January 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 291 days | 1980 | Minister of Defence (1980–1982)Minister of External Affairs (1984) | Indian National Congress | Indira IV | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977–1982) |
| (3) | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Medak | 62 years, 56 days | 14 January 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 291 days | 1980 | Minister of Defence (1980–1982)Minister of External Affairs (1984) | Indian National Congress | | Giani Zail Singh (1982-1987) |
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi | 40 years, 72 days | 31 October 1984 | 2 December 1989 | 5 years, 32 days | – | Minister of External Affairs (1984–1985, 1987–1988)Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Commerce (1984–1985)Minister of Environment and Forests (1984–1986)Minister of Defence (1985–1987)Minister of Finance (1987) | Indian National Congress | Rajiv I | Giani Zail Singh (1982-1987) |
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi | 40 years, 72 days | 31 October 1984 | 2 December 1989 | 5 years, 32 days | 1984 | Minister of External Affairs (1984–1985, 1987–1988)Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Commerce (1984–1985)Minister of Environment and Forests (1984–1986)Minister of Defence (1985–1987)Minister of Finance (1987) | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1987–1992) |
| 7 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur | 58 years, 160 days | 2 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 343 days | 1989 | Minister of DefenceMinister of Human Resource DevelopmentMinister of External Affairs (1989) | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1987–1992) |
| 8 | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia | 63 years, 207 days | 10 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 223 days | – | Minister of External Affairs (1990) | Samajwadi Janata Party | Chandra Shekhar | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1987–1992) |
| 9 | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal | 69 years, 358 days | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 330 days | 1991 | Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers (1991–1994)Minister of External Affairs (1992–1993)Minister of Defence (1993–1996)Minister of Railways (1995–1996) | Indian National Congress | Rao | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1987–1992) |
| 9 | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal | 69 years, 358 days | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 330 days | 1991 | Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers (1991–1994)Minister of External Affairs (1992–1993)Minister of Defence (1993–1996)Minister of Railways (1995–1996) | Indian National Congress | Rao | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1992–1997) |
| 10 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow | 71 years, 143 days | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | 1996 | Minister of Chemicals and FertilizersMinistry of TextilesMinister of Commerce and Industry | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1992–1997) |
| 11 | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) | 63 years, 14 days | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 324 days | – | Minister of Home Affairs (1996)Minister of Agriculture (1996)Minister of Textiles (1996)Minister of Urban Development (1996–1997) | Janata Dal (United Front) | Deve Gowda | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1992–1997) |
| 12 | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) | 77 years, 138 days | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 332 days | – | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister of External AffairsMinister of Finance (1997) | Janata Dal (United Front) | Gujral | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1992–1997) |
| 12 | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) | 77 years, 138 days | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 332 days | – | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister of External AffairsMinister of Finance (1997) | Janata Dal (United Front) | Gujral | K. R. Narayanan (1997–2002) |
| (10) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow | 73 years, 84 days | 19 March 1998 | 22 May 2004 | 6 years, 64 days | 1998 | Minister of External Affairs (1998)Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Communications and Information Technology (1998)Minister of Non Conventional Energy Sources (1998–1999)Minister of Coal and Mines (2002)Minister of Environment and Forests (2003–2004) | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | Vajpayee II | K. R. Narayanan (1997–2002) |
| (10) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow | 73 years, 84 days | 19 March 1998 | 22 May 2004 | 6 years, 64 days | 1999 | Minister of External Affairs (1998)Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Communications and Information Technology (1998)Minister of Non Conventional Energy Sources (1998–1999)Minister of Coal and Mines (2002)Minister of Environment and Forests (2003–2004) | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | Vajpayee III | K. R. Narayanan (1997–2002) |
| (10) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow | 73 years, 84 days | 19 March 1998 | 22 May 2004 | 6 years, 64 days | 1999 | Minister of External Affairs (1998)Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Communications and Information Technology (1998)Minister of Non Conventional Energy Sources (1998–1999)Minister of Coal and Mines (2002)Minister of Environment and Forests (2003–2004) | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | Vajpayee III | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2002–2007) |
| 13 | Manmohan Singh (1932–2024) MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha) | 71 years, 239 days | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years, 4 days | 2004 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of SpaceMinister of External Affairs (2005–2006)Minister of Finance (2008–2009, 2012)Minister of Culture (2009–2011) | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) | Manmohan I | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2002–2007) |
| 13 | Manmohan Singh (1932–2024) MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha) | 71 years, 239 days | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years, 4 days | 2004 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of SpaceMinister of External Affairs (2005–2006)Minister of Finance (2008–2009, 2012)Minister of Culture (2009–2011) | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) | Manmohan I | Pratibha Patil (2007–2012) |
| 13 | Manmohan Singh (1932–2024) MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha) | 71 years, 239 days | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years, 4 days | 2009 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of SpaceMinister of External Affairs (2005–2006)Minister of Finance (2008–2009, 2012)Minister of Culture (2009–2011) | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) | Manmohan II | Pratibha Patil (2007–2012) |
| 13 | Manmohan Singh (1932–2024) MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha) | 71 years, 239 days | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years, 4 days | 2009 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of SpaceMinister of External Affairs (2005–2006)Minister of Finance (2008–2009, 2012)Minister of Culture (2009–2011) | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) | Manmohan II | Pranab Mukherjee (2012–2017) |
| 14 | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi | 63 years, 251 days | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 296 days | 2014 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences (2014) | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | Modi I | Pranab Mukherjee (2012–2017) |
| 14 | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi | 63 years, 251 days | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 296 days | 2014 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences (2014) | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | Modi I | Ram Nath Kovind (2017–2022) |
| 14 | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi | 63 years, 251 days | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 296 days | 2019 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences (2014) | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | Modi II | Ram Nath Kovind (2017–2022) |
| 14 | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi | 63 years, 251 days | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 296 days | 2019 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences (2014) | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | Modi II | Droupadi Murmu (2022–present) |
| 14 | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi | 63 years, 251 days | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 296 days | 2024 | Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsMinister in-charge of: Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences (2014) | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) | Modi III | Droupadi Murmu (2022–present) |

## List of prime ministers by length of term

| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | Length of term |
| No. | Name | Party | Longest continuous term | Total years of premiership |
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru | INC | 16 years, 286 days | 16 years, 286 days |
| 2 | Indira Gandhi | INC/INC(I)/INC(R) | 11 years, 59 days | 15 years, 350 days |
| 3 | Narendra Modi | BJP | 10 years, 296 days | 10 years, 296 days |
| 4 | Manmohan Singh | INC | 10 years, 4 days | 10 years, 4 days |
| 5 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | BJP | 6 years, 64 days | 6 years, 80 days |
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi | INC(I) | 5 years, 32 days | 5 years, 32 days |
| 7 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | INC(I) | 4 years, 330 days | 4 years, 330 days |
| 8 | Morarji Desai | JP | 2 years, 126 days | 2 years, 126 days |
| 9 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | INC | 1 year, 216 days | 1 year, 216 days |
| 10 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | JD | 343 days | 343 days |
| 11 | Inder Kumar Gujral | JD | 332 days | 332 days |
| 12 | H. D. Deve Gowda | JD | 324 days | 324 days |
| 13 | Chandra Shekhar | SJP(R) | 223 days | 223 days |
| 14 | Charan Singh | JP(S) | 170 days | 170 days |
| 15 | Gulzarilal Nanda | INC | 13 days | 26 days |

### Timeline
## List by party

* Indian National Congress (70.05%)
* Bharatiya Janata Party (21.97%)
* Janata Dal (3.55%)
* Janata Party (3.05%)
* Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (0.79%)
* Janata Party (Secular) (0.59%)
Political parties by total timespan of their member holding PMO (as of 18 March 2025) :
| No. | Political party | Number of Prime ministers | Total years of holding PMO |
| 1 | INC/INC(I)/INC(R) | 7 | 54 years, 123 days |
| 2 | BJP | 2 | 17 years, 11 days |
| 3 | JD | 3 | 2 years, 269 days |
| 4 | JP | 1 | 2 years, 126 days |
| 5 | SJP(R) | 1 | 223 days |
| 6 | JP(S) | 1 | 170 days |

### Parties by total duration (in years) of holding Prime Minister's Office

* INC/INC(I)/INC(R)
* BJP
* JD
* JP
* JP(S)
* SJP(R)