Indian Politics
Prime ministers, chief ministers, party leaders and the founders of the Indian republic.
50 profiles
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
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
Politics & Leadership
Morarji Desai
Fourth Prime Minister of India and the first from outside the Congress
1896 – 1995
Politics & Leadership
Mayawati
Four-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and president of the Bahujan Samaj Party
Born 1956
Politics & Leadership
Manmohan Singh
Thirteenth Prime Minister of India (2004–2014) and architect of the 1991 reforms
1932 – 2024
Politics & Leadership
Mallikarjun Kharge
President of the Indian National Congress since 2022
Born 1942
Politics & Leadership
M. K. Stalin
President of the DMK; Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (2021–2026)
Born 1953
Politics & Leadership
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Founder of the Rashtriya Janata Dal; former Chief Minister of Bihar and Railway Minister
Born 1948
Politics & Leadership
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Second Prime Minister of India (1964–1966)
1904 – 1966
Politics & Leadership
L. K. Advani
Former Deputy Prime Minister of India and co-founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Born 1927
Politics & Leadership
Jyoti Basu
Chief Minister of West Bengal (1977–2000)
1914 – 2010
Politics & Leadership
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam since 2021
Born 1969
Politics & Leadership
Droupadi Murmu
15th President of India and the first from a tribal community
Born 1958
Politics & Leadership
Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 2024
Born 1970
Politics & Leadership
B. R. Ambedkar
Principal architect of the Constitution of India and India’s first Law Minister
1891 – 1956
Politics & Leadership
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Tenth Prime Minister of India and a founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party
1924 – 2018
Politics & Leadership
Arvind Kejriwal
Founder of the Aam Aadmi Party; Chief Minister of Delhi (2013–14, 2015–2024)
Born 1968