Atal Bihari Vajpayee has served three terms as India\u2019s Prime Minister. The first being for 13 days only when he was elected as the 10^{th<\/sup> Prime Minister of India in 1996. He then served for a period of months from 1998 to 1999. This was followed by a full term from 1999 to 1994.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n}

He was a member of the Parliament for over five decades, elected as a Member of Lok Sabha for 10 times and Member of Rajya Sabha twice. He was among the founding members of Bhartiya Jan Sangh <\/em>(BJS) which later developed into a party known as Bharatiya Janata Party <\/em>(BJP) of which he was the first President. He is known for his slogan \u2018Jai Jawan Jai Kisan\u2019. The Pokhran-II 1998 nuclear tests were carried out under his tenure. He worked to restore peace between India and Pakistan after the Kargil War (1999), with the historic Lahore Summit in February 1999. He was presented with the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2014. 25^{th<\/sup> December (his birthday) is celebrated as Governance Day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

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Inder Kumar Gujral served as India\u2019s 12^{th<\/sup> Prime Minister. In 1996 while serving as the Minister of External Affairs under the leadership of Deve Gowda he introduced the Gujral Doctrine. A set of five principles which guides the foreign relation with India\u2019s Immediate neighbours. His term lasted less than a year.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

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H.D. Deve Gowda (1996-1997)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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H.D. Deve Gowda was sworn in as the 11^{th<\/sup> Prime Minister of India in 1996. He was unexpectedly chosen to become India\u2019s Prime Minister when his party The United Front supported The Congress and won the elections. His term lasted less than a year.<\/p>\r\n\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

P.V Narsimha Rao (1991-1996)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Often referred to as the \u201cFather of Indian Economic Reforms\u201d, he is considered to be one of the most effective Prime Ministers of India. He shifted the industrialising mixed economic model of India to a market driven one. Establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, rekindling India\u2019s Nuclear Programme and driving India through the 1991 economic crisis are few of his major achievements. He was the first Prime Minister who belonged to the southern part of India. He had served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh as well.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Chandra Shekhar (1990-1991)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Chandra Shekhar was the 8^{th<\/sup> Prime Minister of India. He was the head of a minority government with external support from the Indian National Congress. His government was viewed as the \u2018lame duck\u2019 or the \u2018puppet\u2019 government because of the presence of very few MPs. The Economic Crisis of 1991 and the assassination Of Rajiv Gandhi are two of the major events that took place under his tenure.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

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Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1989-1990)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Vishwanath Pratap Singh also known as V.P Singh was sworn in as the 7^{th<\/sup> Prime Minister of India. He is known for the implementation of The Mandal Commission report for India\u2019s backward caste. The 62nd<\/sup> Amendment of the Constitution of India was created by his government. The Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (1989) was also enacted by his government.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

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Rajiv Gandhi (1984-1989)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as the 6^{th<\/sup> Prime Minister of India right after the assassination of his mother Indira Gandhi in 1984. He took office when he was just 40 years old. Before becoming the Prime Minister of India, he was a pilot in Indian Airlines. Under his tenure he faced the greatest crisis such as The Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984, The Case of Shah Bano Begum. He along with other politicians of the Indian National Congress were allegedly involved in the Bofors Scandal as well which marred his corruption less image. He was assassinated by a member of LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) because of his open conflict with them.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

Charan Singh (1979-1980)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Charan Singh was India\u2019s fifth Prime Minister. He was known for his clear stand for the farming community and for the same reason he was called the Champion Of Peasants Rights. Kisan Diwas is celebrated on his birthday on 23^{rd<\/sup> December.<\/p>\r\n\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

Morarji Desai (1977-1979)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Morarji Desai went on to become the 4^{th<\/sup> Prime Minister of India after Indira Gandhi\u2019s first term. As the Chief Minister of Bombay state from 1952 to1956 he ordered the partition of Bombay into two different states with respect to their language, presently known as Mumbai and Gujarat. After the 1962 Sino- Indian War it was him who restored normal relations between the two countries. He also played a very important role in the Indian Nuclear Program.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

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Indira Gandhi (1966-1977, 1980-1984)<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the 3^{RD<\/sup> Prime Minister of India. To date she is the only female Prime Minister of India. She served two tenures as the Prime Minister. She held important portfolios in the cabinet such as the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Home Affairs before becoming the Prime Minister.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n}

She was known for her political intransigence. She declared war with Pakistan in 1971 for the liberation of East Pakistan which was consequently won by India. East Pakistan was liberated and went on to become Bangladesh. Gandhi imposed a state of Emergency for 21 months, suspending basic civil liberties and the press was also censored. However, in 1980 she returned to power after free and fair elections. In 1984 she was assassinated by her own Sikh Bodyguards after she had ordered military actions in Golden Temple. It was named Operation Blue Star.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Gulzarilal Nanda became India\u2019s acting Prime Minister twice; for thirteen days each. He was serving as the Home Minister and that was the reason behind him succeeding Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri.<\/p>\r\n\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Lal Bahadur Shastri served as the second Prime Minister of India. Under his tenure The White Revolution was promoted. He also initiated The Green Revolution in 1965 which led to the increase in food grain production in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. He raised the slogan \u201cJai Jawan Jai Kisan\u201d during the Indo- Pakistan War of 1965. This slogan became very popular. After the war formally ended in Tashkent with the Tashkent Agreement on 10^{th<\/sup> January 1966, he is said to have suffered from a cardiac arrest which apparently proved to be the cause of his death.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n}

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\u00a0 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. He was also the longest serving Prime Minister. He served the nation for nearly two decades during which many reforms took place, one such being the formation\u00a0 enforcement of The Constitution of India in 1950. He was lovingly called \u2018Chacha Nehru\u2019 due to his popularity among children. \u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Q1. Who is the longest serving Prime Minister of India?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Answer- Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru is the longest serving Prime Minister of India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q2. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Answer- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q3. Who is the first female Prime Minister of India?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Answer- The first and the only female Prime Minister of India till date is Indira Gandhi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Answer- Rajiv Gandhi at the age of 40 was sworn in as the youngest Prime Minister of India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q5. How many Prime Ministers are there in India?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Answer- India has been served by 14 Prime Ministers, 15 including Gulzarilal Nanda. Visit Justtutors.com for<\/p>\r\n

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