Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India, serving from 1947 to 1964.

Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister in 1964 and served until his death in 1966.

Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India, serving from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1984.

Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989 at the age of 40.

Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the Prime Minister of India during the 1965 India-Pakistan War.

Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India during the 1975-1977 Emergency.

P. V. Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister of India during the 1991 economic reforms.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of India during the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of India during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India during the 2011 anti-corruption movement.

Narendra Modi was the Prime Minister of India during the 2014 general elections.

Narendra Modi was the Prime Minister of India during the 2016 demonetization.

Narendra Modi was the Prime Minister of India during the 2019 general elections.