Indian Politics
Prime ministers, chief ministers, party leaders and the founders of the Indian republic.
50 profiles
Politics & Leadership
Nitish Kumar
Longest-serving Chief Minister of Bihar and president of the Janata Dal (United)
Born 1951
Politics & Leadership
Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 2017
Born 1972
Politics & Leadership
Vallabhbhai Patel
First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India
1875 – 1950
Politics & Leadership
Uddhav Thackeray
President of Shiv Sena (UBT); Chief Minister of Maharashtra (2019–2022)
Born 1960
Politics & Leadership
Sushma Swaraj
Former External Affairs Minister of India (2014–2019)
1952 – 2019
Politics & Leadership
Subhas Chandra Bose
Freedom fighter and leader of the Indian National Army
1897 – 1945
Politics & Leadership
Sonia Gandhi
Longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress
Born 1946
Politics & Leadership
Siddaramaiah
Two-time Chief Minister of Karnataka (2013–2018, 2023–2026)
Born 1947
Politics & Leadership
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; longest-serving Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Born 1959
Politics & Leadership
Shashi Tharoor
Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, author and former UN Under-Secretary-General
Born 1956
Sports
Sharad Pawar
Four-time Chief Minister of Maharashtra and founder of the Nationalist Congress Party
Born 1940
Politics & Leadership
S. Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs of India since 2019
Born 1955
Politics & Leadership
Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister of India since 2019
Born 1951
Politics & Leadership
Rajiv Gandhi
Sixth Prime Minister of India (1984–1989)
1944 – 1991
Politics & Leadership
Rajendra Prasad
First President of India (1950–1962)
1884 – 1963
Politics & Leadership
Rahul Gandhi
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha since 2024
Born 1970
Politics & Leadership
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Member of Parliament for Wayanad and Congress general secretary
Born 1972
Politics & Leadership
Pranab Mukherjee
Thirteenth President of India (2012–2017)
1935 – 2020
Politics & Leadership
Pinarayi Vijayan
Chief Minister of Kerala (2016–2026) and CPI(M) Politburo member
Born 1945
Politics & Leadership
Omar Abdullah
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir since 2024
Born 1970
Politics & Leadership
Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2014
Born 1957
Politics & Leadership
Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister of India since 2019
Born 1959
Politics & Leadership
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
Born 1950
Politics & Leadership
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2024
Born 1950