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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: Morarji Desai was the first non- Congress prime minister.
India follows a parliamentary system in which the prime minister is the presiding head of the government and chief of the executive of the government. In such systems, the head of state, or, the head of state's official representative (i.e., the monarch, president, or governor-general) usually holds a purely ceremonial position and acts—on most matters—only on the advice of the prime minister.
Minister of Finance (24 January 1979 – 28 July 1979) Minister of Home Affairs (24 March 1977 – 1 July 1978) Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (3 April 1967 – 25 February 1968) Indian Independence activist. 28 July 1979. 6. Rajiv Gandhi. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (17 August 1981 – 21 May 1991) [4] 31 October 1984.
Website. english.www.gov.in. The Union Council of Ministers, [ 1 ] also called Union Cabinet is the principal executive organ of the Government of India, which functions as the senior decision-making body of the executive branch. It is chaired by the prime minister and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries.
Since. President. Droupadi Murmu. 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President and ex-officio Chairperson, Rajya Sabha. Jagdeep Dhankhar. 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister. Narendra Modi.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996; 1998–2004) First Prime Minister born in Madhya Pradesh. [38] First Prime Minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party. [39] First Prime Minister who was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. First Prime Minister not from the Indian National Congress to serve a full term in office.
Prime Minister 1 Nehru I: 15 August 1947 Constituent Assembly: Indian National Congress: Jawaharlal Nehru: 2 Nehru II: 15 April 1952 1951–52: 3 Nehru III: 4 April 1957 1957: 4 Nehru IV: 2 April 1962 1962: Acting Nanda I: 27 May 1964 None Gulzarilal Nanda: 5 Shastri: 9 June 1964 None Lal Bahadur Shastri: Acting Nanda II: 11 January 1966 None ...
Jawaharlal Nehru took charge as the first Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947, and chose 15 other members for his cabinet. Vallabhbhai Patel served as the first Deputy Prime Minister until his death on 15 December 1950. Lord Mountbatten, and later C. Rajagopalachari, served as Governor-General until 26 January 1950, when Rajendra Prasad ...