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This is a list of the heads of state of India, from independence in 1947 to the present day. The current head of state of India is Droupadi Murmu , elected in 2022 after being nominated by the National Democratic Alliance .
President of the Republic of India: Droupadi Murmu: 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President of the Republic of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar: 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister of the Republic of India: Narendra Modi: 26 May 2014 [3] Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla: 19 June 2019 [4] Chief ...
There have been 15 presidents of India since the post was established when India was declared as a republic with the adoption of the Indian constitution in 1950. [4] Apart from these fifteen, three acting presidents have also been in office for short periods of time. V. V. Giri became the acting president in 1969 after Zakir Husain died in ...
Since 1947, India has had 14 prime ministers. [a] Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister, serving as prime minister of the Dominion of India from 15 August 1947 until 26 January 1950, and thereafter of the Republic of India until his death in May 1964. (India conducted its first post-independence general elections in 1952).
For Lists of rulers of India, see: List of Indian monarchs (c. 3000 BCE – 1956 CE) List of presidents of India (1950–present)
The national president of the Indian National Congress is the chief executive of the Indian National Congress (INC), one of the principal political parties in India. [1] Constitutionally, the president is elected by an electoral college composed of members drawn from the Pradesh Congress Committees and members of the All India Congress ...
In the Republic of India, a chief minister is the head of government of each of the twenty-eight states and three of the eight union territories. According to the Constitution of India , at the state level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister.
The Indian government's chief legal adviser, Attorney-General for India, is appointed by the president of India under Article 76(1) and holds office during the pleasure of the president. If the president considers a question of law or a matter of public importance has arisen, they can also ask for the advisory opinion of the supreme court per ...