Question: the member of rajya sabha who first became the prime minister was
Answer: d Employment Indian National Congress Sabarkantha , Gujarat 27 May 1964 9 June 1964 13 days ( 3rd ) ( acting ) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Lal Bahadur Shastri ( 1904 -- 1966 ) Minister of Home Affairs Indian National Congress Allahabad , Uttar Pradesh 9 June 1964 11 January 1966 7002581000000000000 ♠ 1 year , 216 days ( 3rd ) Shastri -- Gulzarilal Nanda ( acting ) ( 1898 -- 1998 ) Minister of Home Affairs Indian National Congress Sabarkantha , Gujarat 11 January 1966 24 January 1966 13 days ( 3rd ) ( acting ) Indira Gandhi ( 1917 -- 1984 ) Minister of Information and Broadcasting Indian National Congress Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 24 January 1966 24 March 1977 7003407700000000000 ♠ 11 years , 59 days ( 3rd ) I.