List of all the Prime Ministers of India from 1947-2022
KBC 14: Who among these did not serve as the Prime Minister of India in the year 1996?
Options:
Shri PV Narsimha Rao
Shri HD Deve Gowda
Shri AB Vajpayee
Shri IK Gujral
Answer: Shri IK Gujral
| S.N. | Name | Born-Dead | Term of office | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jawahar Lal Nehru | (1889–1964) | 15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964 16 years, 286 days | The first prime minister of India and the longest-serving PM of India, the first to die in office. |
| 2. | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) | (1898-1998) | 27 May 1964 to 9 June 1964, 13 days | First acting PM of India |
| 3. | Lal Bahadur Shastri | (1904–1966) | 9 June 1964 to 11 January 1966 1 year, 216 days | He has given the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 |
| 4. | Gulzari Lal Nanda (Acting) | (1898-1998) | 11 January 1966 to 24 January 1966 13 days | – |
| 5. | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977 11 years, 59 days | First female Prime Minister of India |
| 6. | Morarji Desai | (1896–1995) | 24 March 1977 to 28 July 1979 2 year, 126 days | Oldest to become PM (81 years old) and first to resign from office |
| 7. | Charan Singh | (1902–1987) | 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980 170 days | Only PM who did not face the Parliament |
| 8. | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 14 January 1980 to 31 October 1984 4 years, 291 days | The first lady who served as PM for the second term |
| 9. | Rajiv Gandhi | (1944–1991) | 31 October 1984 to 2 December 1989 5 years, 32 days | Youngest to become PM (40 years old) |
| 10. | V. P. Singh | (1931–2008) | 2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990 343 days | First PM to step down after a vote of no confidence |
| 11. | Chandra Shekhar | (1927–2007) | 10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991 223 days | He belonged to Samajwadi Janata Party |
| 12. | P. V. Narasimha Rao | (1921–2004) | 21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996 4 years, 330 days | First PM from south India |
| 13. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924- 2018) | 16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996 16 days | PM for shortest tenure |
| 14. | H. D. Deve Gowda | (born 1933) | 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997 324 days | He belongs to Janata Dal |
| 15. | Inder Kumar Gujral | (1919–2012) | 21 April 1997 to 19 March 1998 332 days | —— |
| 16. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924-2018) | 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004 6 years, 64 days | The first non-congress PM who completed a full term as PM |
| 17. | Manmohan Singh | (born 1932) | 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014 10 years, 4 days | First Sikh PM |
| 18. | Narendra Modi | (born 1950) | 26 May 2014 – Present | 4th Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures |
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