Prime Minister

·The Prime Minister of India, as addressed in the Constitution of India, is the chief of government, chief adviser to the President of India.

·He is head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in the parliament.

·Real executive authority

·He is the ex-officio Chairman of the NITI Aayog, National Development Council, National Integration Council and Inter state Council

►Qualification:

He must

·be a citizen of India.

·be a member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. If the person chosen as the prime minister is neither a member of the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha at the time of selection, he or she must become a member of either of the houses within six months.

·be above 25 years of age if he or she is a member of Lok Sabha or above 30 years of age if he is a member of the Rajya Sabha.

·not hold any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said Governments.

►Points To Remember:

· Oath administered by President

· Can recommend to the President to declare emergency on grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion

· Advises President about President’s Rule in the State or emergency due to financial instability

· Term is Five years

· The Prime Minister of India will be drawing a monthly salary of Rs. 1.6 lakh. His basic salary is Rs 50,000

The first was Jawaharlal Nehru of the Indian National Congress party, who was sworn-in on 15 August 1947, when India gained independence from the British. Serving until his death in May 1964, Nehru remains India's longest-serving prime minister.

►Articles in The Constitution Related to Prime Minister:

Article 53(1) — The executive powers of the Union shall be vested in the president and shall be exercised either directly or through subordinate officers, in accordance with the Constitution.

Article 74(1) — There shall be a Council of Ministers with the prime minister at the head to aid and advise the president who shall, in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice.

Article 75(1) —  The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

List of Indian Prime Ministers So Far:

№	Name	Party (Alliance)	Term of office
1	Jawaharlal Nehru	Indian National Congress	15 Aug 1947	27 May 1964	16 years, 286 days
-	Gulzarilal Nanda	Indian National Congress	27 May 1964	9 June 1964	13 days
2	Lal Bahadur Shastri	Indian National Congress	9 June 1964	11 Jan 1966	1 year, 216 days
-	Gulzarilal Nanda	Indian National Congress	11 Jan 1966	24 Jan 1966	13 days
3	Indira Gandhi	Indian National Congress	24 Jan 1966	24 March 1977	11 years, 59 days
4	Morarji Desai	Janata Party	24 March 1977	28 July 1979	2 years, 126 days
5	Charan Singh	Janata Party (Secular) with INC	28 July 1979	14 Jan 1980	170 days
(3)	Indira Gandhi	Indian National Congress (I)	14 Jan 1980	31 Oct 1984	4 years, 291 days
6	Rajiv Gandhi	Indian National Congress (I)	31 Oct 1984	2 Dec 1989	5 years, 32 days
7	V. P. Singh	Janata Dal (National Front)	2 Dec 1989	10 Nov 1990	343 days
8	Chandra Shekhar	Samajwadi Janata Party with INC	10 Nov 1990	21 June 1991	223 days
9	P. V. Narasimha Rao	Indian National Congress (I)	21 June 1991	16 May 1996	4 years, 330 days
10	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Bharatiya Janata Party	16 May 1996	1 June 1996	13 days
11	H. D. Deve Gowda	Janata Dal (United Front)	1 June 1996	21 Apr 1997	324 days
12	I. K. Gujral	Janata Dal (United Front)	21 Apr 1997	19 March 1998	332 days
(10)	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)	19 March 1998	22 May 2004	6 years, 64 days
13	Manmohan Singh	Indian National Congress (UPA)	22 May 2004	26 May 2014	10 years, 4 days
14	Narendra Modi	Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)	26 May 2014	Incumbent