List of Prime Ministers of India

The Prime Minister of India after the president of India has the highest position in the Indian Government. Formally the president of India has a higher position, but in practice the Prime Minister more power. The president has a more ceremonial job.



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[hide] *1 General  ==General[ Edit] == India has a parliamentary government systemto that of the United Kingdom, that is modeled. In this system the Prime Minister is generally the leader of a party (or Coalition of Parties) that a majority in the lower House (Lok Sabha) of the Indian Parliament have.
 * 2 list of prime ministers of India
 * 3 see also
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There are twelve people have served as Prime Minister of India. Jawaharlal Nehru who long held the post four installments (1947-1952, 1952-1957, 1957-1962 and 1962-1964) was the longest serving Prime Minister of the country. Indira Gandhi was three times Prime Minister (1966-1971, 1971-1977 and 1980-1984) and Atal Bihari Vajpayee two terms (1996, 1998-2004). The other prime ministers held the Office one period.

During the beginning of the Indian Congress Party parliamentary system was the by far the largest party of the country. The first thirty years after the independence of India was the Prime Minister becoming Member of that party. Morarji Desai was also not the first Prime Minister who was a member of the Congress Party. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was Prime Minister in 1996-president of the Bharatiya Janataparty. After the 2004 elections the Congress Party again came as the winner, and Dr Manmohan Singh was appointed Prime Minister after party leader Sonia Gandhi had withdrawn. He is the first non-Hindu Prime Minister of India.

The official residence of the Prime Minister of India is 7 Race Course Road. ==List of prime ministers of India[ Edit] ==