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 Former Prime Ministers of India
Sh. Jawaharlal Nehru
In Office: August 15, 1947 thru May 27, 1964
Political Party: Congress
Sh. Gulzari Lal Nanda
In Office: May 27, 1964 thru June 9, 1964
Political Party: Congress
Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri
In Office: June 9, 1964 thru January 11, 1966
Political Party: Congress
Sh. Gulzari Lal Nanda
In Office: January 11, 1966 thru January 24, 1966
Political Party: Congress
Mrs. Indira Gandhi
In Office: January 24, 1966 thru March 24, 1977
Political Party: Congress
Sh. Morarji Desai
In Office: March 24, 1977 thru July 28, 1979
Political Party: Janata Party
Sh. Charan Singh
In Office: July 28, 1979 thru January 14, 1980
Political Party: Janata Party
Mrs. Indira Gandhi
In Office: January 14, 1980 thru October 31, 1984
Political Party: Congress (I)
Sh. Rajiv Gandhi
In Office: October 31, 1984 thru December 2, 1989
Political Party: Congress (I)
Sh. Vishwanath Pratap Singh
In Office: December 2, 1989 thru November 10, 1990
Political Party: Janata Dal
Sh. Chandra Shekhar
In Office: November 10, 1990 thru June 21, 1991
Political Party: Janata Dal (S)
Sh. P. V. Narasimha Rao
In Office: June 21, 1991- May 16, 1996
Political Party: Congress (I)
Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
In Office: May 16, 1996 thru June 1, 1996
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Sh. H. D. Deve Gowda
In Office: June 1, 1996 thru April 21, 1997
Political Party: Janata Dal
Sh. Inder Kumar Gujral
In Office: April 21, 1997 thru March 19, 1998
Political Party: Janata Dal
Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
In Office: March 19, 1998 thru May 22, 2004
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Dr. Manmohan Singh
In Office: May 22, 2004 thru May 26, 2014
Political Party: Indian National Congress

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