75 Years of Leadership
Every Prime Minister, President, and Chief Minister since 1947 — mapped across states and time.
Prime Ministers of India
15 Prime Ministers across 17 terms — from Jawaharlal Nehru (1947) to Narendra Modi (2024–). Click a name to view their full profile.
First PM; architect of modern India, non-alignment, IITs, and the democratic republic.
Acting PM for 13 days after Nehru's death; caretaker until Shastri was sworn in.
Led India in the 1965 Indo-Pak war; coined 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'. Died in Tashkent, 1966.
Acting PM again for 13 days after Shastri's death; bridged to Indira Gandhi's leadership.
India's only woman PM; led 1971 Bangladesh war victory, imposed Emergency (1975–77).
First non-Congress PM; led post-Emergency opposition coalition, resigned as coalition collapsed.
Never faced Parliament; PM for 5 months as caretaker. Farmer-leader from Uttar Pradesh.
Second term after landslide return; assassinated by bodyguards after Operation Blue Star.
Youngest PM; swept in on sympathy wave, ushered in IT age. Assassinated in 1991.
Implemented Mandal Commission; government fell after BJP withdrew support over Babri Masjid.
Minority PM for 7 months with Congress support; resigned when support was withdrawn.
Launched 1991 economic liberalisation with FM Manmohan Singh; transformed India's economy.
United Front PM for 11 months; Congress withdrew support after differences over governance.
Known for 'Gujral Doctrine' of unilateral concessions to smaller neighbours; PM for 11 months.
First full-term non-Congress PM; Pokhran-II nuclear tests (1998), Kargil War, Golden Quadrilateral.
Architect of 1991 reforms as FM; as PM led India's highest-ever growth decade (8–9% GDP).
Third consecutive term; GST, demonetisation, Article 370 abrogation, Chandrayaan-3 moon landing.