Prime Minister and their tenures
NAME TENURES 1. Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) 15 august 1947-27 may 1964 2. Gulzarilal Nanda (acting)(1898-1998) 27 may 1964- 9 june 1964 3. Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904-1966) 9 june 1964- 11 january 1966 4. Gulzarilal Nanda (acting)(1898-1998) 11 january 1966- 24 january 1966 5. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) 24 january 1966 - 24 march 1977 6. Morarji Desai (1896-1995) 24 march 1977 - 28 july 1979 7. Charan Singh (1902-1987) 28 july 1979- 14 january 1980 8. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) 14 january 1980- 31 october 1984 9. Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991) 31 october 1984- 2 december 1989 10.Vishwanathan Pratap Singh (1931-2008) 2 december 1989- 10 november 1990 11. Shandra Shekhar (1927-2007) 10 november 1990- 21 june 1991 12.