Article 74(1) of the Constitution of India provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head to aid and advise the President, who shall exercise his/her functions in accordance to the advice. The real executive power is thus vested in the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head.
| Name | From | To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Manmohan Singh | 22-May-04 | till date | Indian National Congress |
| Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19-Mar-98 | 22-May-04 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shri Inder Kumar Gujral | 21-Apr-97 | 19-Mar-98 | Janata Dal |
| Shri H. D. Deve Gowda | 1-Jun-96 | 21-Apr-97 | Janata Dal |
| Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16-May-96 | 1-Jun-96 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21-Jun-91 | 16-May-96 | Indian National Congress |
| Shri Chandra Shekhar | 10-Nov-90 | 21-Jun-91 | Samajwadi Janata Party |
| Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 2-Dec-89 | 10-Nov-90 | Janata Dal |
| Shri Rajiv Gandhi | 31-Oct-84 | 2-Dec-89 | Indian National Congress |
| Mrs. Indira Gandhi | 14-Jan-80 | 31-Oct-84 | Indian National Congress |
| Shri Charan Singh | 28-Jul-79 | 14-Jan-80 | Janata Party |
| Shri Morarji Desai | 24-Mar-77 | 28-Jul-79 | Janata Party |
| Mrs. Indira Gandhi | 24-Jan-66 | 24-Mar-77 | Indian National Congress |
| Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda | 11-Jan-66 | 24-Jan-66 | Indian National Congress |
| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9-Jun-64 | 11-Jan-66 | Indian National Congress |
| Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda | 27-May-64 | 9-Jun-64 | Indian National Congress |
| Shri Jawaharlal Nehru | 15-Aug-47 | 27-May-64 | Indian National Congress |
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