| Name | Start Date | End Date | No. Of Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jawahar Lal Nehru | 15 August 1947 | 27 May 1964 | 6131 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda
(caretaker PM) |
27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 14 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9 June 1964 | 11 Jan 1966 | 582 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda
(caretaker PM) |
11 Jan 1966 | 24 Jan 1966 | 14 |
| Indira Gandhi | 24 Jan 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 4078 |
| Morarji Desai | 24 March 1977 | 27 July 1979 | 857
(includes July 17 - July 27 caretaker days) |
| Charan Singh | 28 July 1979 | 14 Jan 1980 | 171
(includes 22 August - Jan 14 1980 caretaker days) |
| Indira Gandhi | 14 Jan 1980 | 31 Oct 1984 | 1753 |
| Rajiv Gandhi | 31 Oct 1984 | 1 Dec 1989 | 1858 |
| V.P. Singh | 2 Dec 1989 | 10 Nov 1990 | 343 (includes 7 Nov - 10 Nov caretaker days) |
| Chandrashekhar | 10 Nov 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 224 |
| P.V. Narasimha Rao | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 1790 |
| Atal Behari Vajpayee | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16
(includes 28 May - June 1 caretaker days) |
| H.D. Deve Gowda | 1 June 1996 | 12 April 1997 | 324
(includes 12 April - 21 April caretaker days) |
| Inder Kumar Gujral | 21 April 1997 | 18 March 1998 | 331
(includes 29 November 97 - 18 March 98 caretaker days) |
| Atal Behari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | NA | NA |
