<P> Since 1947 , there have been 14 different prime ministers . The first few decades after 1947 saw the Indian National Congress ' ( INC ) almost complete domination over the political map of India . India 's first prime minister -- Jawaharlal Nehru -- took oath on 15 August 1947 . Nehru went on to serve as prime minister for 17 consecutive years , winning four general elections in the process . His tenure ended in May 1964 , on his death . After the death of Nehru , Lal Bahadur Shastri -- a former home minister and a leader of the Congress party -- ascended to the position of prime minister . Shastri 's tenure saw the Indo - Pakistani War of 1965 . Shashtri subsequently died of a reported heart attack in Tashkent , after signing the Tashkent Declaration . </P>
<P> Since 1947 , there have been 14 different prime ministers . The first few decades after 1947 saw the Indian National Congress ' ( INC ) almost complete domination over the political map of India . India 's first prime minister -- Jawaharlal Nehru -- took oath on 15 August 1947 . Nehru went on to serve as prime minister for 17 consecutive years , winning four general elections in the process . His tenure ended in May 1964 , on his death . After the death of Nehru , Lal Bahadur Shastri -- a former home minister and a leader of the Congress party -- ascended to the position of prime minister . Shastri 's tenure saw the Indo - Pakistani War of 1965 . Shashtri subsequently died of a reported heart attack in Tashkent , after signing the Tashkent Declaration . </P>
who was the first prime minester of india
who was the first prime minester of india
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru