Prime Minister of India
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The Prime Minister of India, as addressed to in the Constitution of India, is the chief of government, chief advisor to the President of India, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament. The Prime Minister leads the executive branch of the Government of India.
The prime minister is the senior member of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the Government; is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet and is responsible for bringing proposal of legislation. The resignation or death of the Prime Minister dissolves the cabinet.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive.
List of Prime Minister of India since 15th August 1947 to till date is as follows : -
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Name
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Birth – Death
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(1889–1964)
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Constituency
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MP from Phulpur
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Term of office
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15 August 1947 To 27 May 1964
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1952 (1st); 1957 (2nd); 1962 (3rd)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
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Works Synopsis
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1947; created Planning Commission of India and initiated Five-year plan to increase government investment in agriculture and industry; launched programmes to build irrigation canals, dams and spread the use of fertilizers to increase agricultural production; oversaw widespread poverty and unemployment, even with improvements in agriculture and infrastructure; oversaw establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management; criminalized caste discrimination and increased the legal rights and social freedoms of women; pioneered the policy of non-alignment and co-founded the Non-Aligned Movement; Sino-Indian War; signed the Indus Waters Treaty; granted asylum to the Dalai Lama; oversaw liberation of Goa.
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Name
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Gulzarilal Nanda
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Birth – Death
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(1898–1998)
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Constituency
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MP for Sabarkantha
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Term of office
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27 May 1964 - 9 June 1964
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1962 (3rd)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
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Works Synopsis
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Served as caretaker Prime Minister until the election of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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Name
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Birth – Death
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(1904–1966)
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Constituency
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MP for Allahabad
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Term of office
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9 June 1964 - 11 January 1966
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1962 (3rd)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
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Works Synopsis
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; pushed for Green Revolution in India and Operation Flood; The National Dairy Development Board was formed; died from a heart attack at a summit in Tashkent.
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Name
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Gulzarilal Nanda
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Birth – Death
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(1898–1998)
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Constituency
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MP for Sabarkantha
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Term of office
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11 January 1966 (int) - 24 January 1966
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1962 (3rd)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
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Works Synopsis
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Served as caretaker Prime Minister once again, until Indira Gandhi was chosen as the new leader.
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Name
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Indira Gandhi
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Birth – Death
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(1917–1984)
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Constituency
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MP for Rae Bareli
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Term of office
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24 January 1966 - 24 March 1977
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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- (3rd); 1967 (4th) 1971 (5th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
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Works Synopsis
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Nationalized banks; won the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which resulted in the formation of Bangladesh; signed the Shimla Agreement; tested the first nuclear weapon with Smiling Buddha; initiated Green Revolution in India; imposed state of emergency 1975–1977.
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Name
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Morarji Desai
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Birth – Death
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(1896–1995)
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Constituency
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MP for Surat
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Term of office
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24 March 1977 - 28 July 1979
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1977 (6th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Janta Party
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Works Synopsis
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Ended the state of emergency initiated by Indira Gandhi; improved relations with Pakistan, China and the United States; softened its relationship with the Soviet Union; launched Sixth Five-Year Plan, aiming to boost agricultural production and rural industries; the plan proved unsuccessful leading to resurging inflation, fuel shortages, unemployment and poverty; lost many MPs from Janata Party, including his rival Charan Singh, which led to his resignation.
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Name
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Charan Singh
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Birth – Death
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(1902–1987)
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Constituency
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MP for Baghpat
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Term of office
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28 July 1979 - 14 January 1980
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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6th
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Political party (Alliance)
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Janata Party (Secular)
with Indian National Congress | |
Works Synopsis
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Initiated high level diplomatic relations with Israel; lost support of Congress, which led to his resignation without even a single session of Lok Sabha.
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Name
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Indira Gandhi
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Birth – Death
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(1917–1984)
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Constituency
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MP for Rae Bareli
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Term of office
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14 January 1980 - 31 October 1984
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1980 (7th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
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Works Synopsis
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Operation Blue Star, which subsequently led to her assassination.
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Name
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Rajiv Gandhi
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Birth – Death
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(1944–1991)
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Constituency
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MP for Amethi
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Term of office
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31 October 1984 - - 2 December 1989
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1984 (8th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
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Works Synopsis
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1984 anti-Sikh riots; significantly reduced License Raj; expanded telecommunications in India; signed the Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord; Bofors scandal; nullified the Supreme Court's judgement on Shah Bano case.
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Name
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V. P. Singh
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Birth – Death
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(1931–2008)
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Constituency
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MP for Fatehpur
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Term of office
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2 December 1989 - 10 November 1990
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1989 ( 9th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Janata Dal (National Front)
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Works Synopsis
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Negotiated terrorist kidnapping of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's daughter; visited Golden Temple to ask for forgiveness for Operation Bluestar; withdrew IPKF from Sri Lanka; initiated fixed quota/reservation for all public sector jobs as per recommendation from Mandal Commission; Ram Janmabhoomi agitation and subsequent loss of vote of no confidence because of it.
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Name
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Chandra Shekhar
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Birth – Death
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(1927–2007)
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Constituency
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MP for Ballia
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Term of office
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10 November 1990 - 21 June 1991
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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9th
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Political party (Alliance)
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Samajwadi Janata Party
with Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Works Synopsis
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Resigned due to accusations of spying on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and subsequent withdrawal of Congress' support; Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
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Name
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P. V. Narasimha Rao
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Birth – Death
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(1921–2004)
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Constituency
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MP for Nandyal
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Term of office
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21 June -1991 - - 16 May 1996
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1991 (10th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
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Works Synopsis
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Initiated Economic liberalization in India; SEBI Act 1992; formation of National Stock Exchange of India; 1993 Bombay bombings; introduced TADA; Demolition of Babri Masjid.
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Name
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Birth – Death
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(1924– )
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Constituency
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MP for Lucknow
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Term of office
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16 May 1996 - -1 June 1996
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1996 (11th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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Works Synopsis
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Hung parliament†. Was in power for only 13 days, after BJP could not gather enough support from other parties to form a majority.
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Name
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H. D. Deve Gowda
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Birth – Death
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(1933– )
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Constituency
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MP for Hassan
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Term of office
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1 June 1996 - 21 April 1997
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1996 (11th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Janata Dal (United Front)
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Works Synopsis
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Hung parliament†. After a failed attempt of forming a BJP government, Congress refused to form a government and instead supported a minority United Front coalition led by Janata Dal. President of China Jiang Zemin begins the first visit by a Chinese head of state to India; initiates President's rule in Gujarat.
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Name
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Inder Kumar Gujral
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Birth – Death
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(1919– 30.11.2012)
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Constituency
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MP (Rajya Sabha) for Bihar
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Term of office
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21 April 1997 -- 19 March 1998
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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11th
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Political party (Alliance)
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Janata Dal (United Front)
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Works Synopsis
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Fodder scam; Jain Commission
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Name
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Birth – Death
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(1924– )
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Constituency
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MP for Lucknow
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Term of office
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19 March 1998 - - 22 May 2004
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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1998 (12th) ; 1999 (13th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance | |
Works Synopsis
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Pokhran nuclear tests; Kargil War; National Highway Development Project; Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana; expanding ties with Israel; POTA; Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan; 2001 Indian Parliament attack and Operation Parakram; 2002 Gujarat violence; National Technical Research Organisation.
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Name
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Dr. Manmohan Singh
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Birth – Death
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(1932– )
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Constituency
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MP (Rajya Sabha) for Assam
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Term of office
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22 May 2004 -- Incumbent
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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2004 (14th) 2009 (15th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance) | |
Works Synopsis
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Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement; won the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence; US $ 1 Trillion Economy milestone reached; expanding ties with Israel; Economic crisis of 2008; National Rural Employment Guarantee Act; Right to Information Act; National Rural Health Mission; Unique ID; 2008 Mumbai attacks and subsequent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act; 2010 Commonwealth Games and related controversies; 2G spectrum scam; Right to Education Act;Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal agitation; Coalgate.
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Name
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Narendra Damodar Modi
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Birth – Death
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(1950 – )
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Constituency
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MP Varanasi
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Term of office
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26 May 2014 -- Incumbent
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Elections (Lok Sabha)
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2014 (16th)
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Political party (Alliance)
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Bhartia Janta Party
(National Democratic Alliance) | |
Works Synopsis
| Modi invited the leaders of SAARC countries to his oath-taking ceremony for taking office as Prime Minister, to strengthen the diplomatic relationship and increase business. Continuing with the aim of promoting close ties with neighbouring countries, Modi's first foreign visit as Prime Minister of India was to Bhutan . However he visited Nepal on sunday of August 4, 2014 |
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