Prime Minister of India

India follows a parliamentary system of government, modelled after that of the United Kingdom to which it was formerly subject.

• Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) first prime minister
• Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964-1966) second prime minister
• Indira Gandhi (1966-1977) third prime minister
• Morarji Desai (1977-1979) fourth prime minister
• Choudhary Charan Singh (1979-1980) fifth prime minister
• Indira Gandhi (1980-1984) third prime minister (second time in office)
• Rajiv Gandhi (1984-1989) sixth prime minister
• V. P. Singh (1989-1990) seventh prime minister
• Chandra Shekhar (1990-1991) eighth prime minister
• P. V. Narasimha Rao (1991-1996) ninth prime minister
• Atal Behari Vajpayee (1996) tenth prime minister
• H. D. Deve Gowda (1996-1997) eleventh prime minister
• I. K. Gujral (1997-1998) twelfth prime minister
• Atal Behari Vajpayee (1998-present) tenth prime minister (second time in office)

• Office of the Prime Minister