Simplified Laws Guide to Taxation and Legal Concern Some of the news channels are showing that Narendra Modi is the 15th Prime Minister and some others are saying it as 14th PM. Which is correct?
I understand that those who are counting Modi as 14th PM are not considering the tenure of Gulzarilal Nanda as PM, as he was acting PM (till someone was identified or replaced) for 26 days.
Here is the list
Sl No | Name of the PM | Number of years in Office |
1st | Jawaharlal Nehru | 16 Years + |
2nd | Gulzarilal Nanda | 26 days (acting PM, twice, 13 days each) |
3rd | Lal Bahadur Sastri | 1 Year + |
4th | Indira Gandhi | 16 Years |
5th | Morarji Desai | 2 Years + |
6th | Charan Singh | Less than 1 year |
7th | Rajiv Gandhi | 5 Years |
8th | V P Singh | Less than 1 year |
9th | Chandra Shekar | Less than 1 year |
10th | P V Narasimha Rao | 5 Years |
11th | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 6 Years+ |
12th | H D Deve Gowda | Less than 1 year |
13th | I K Gujral | Less than 1 year |
14th | Manmohan Singh | 10 Years |
15th | Narendra Modi | Incumbent PM |
Analysis
Total number of years since independence – 66 years
Of which, Congress ruled this country for – 53 yeas ( 80%)
Of Congress rule, Nehru family ruled for – 37 years (56%)
8 PMs ruled this country together for – 8 years!
