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Note: since the independence on 15 Aug 1947 to the proclamation of the Republic on 26 Jan 1950, the head of State was the British monarch, King George VI, represented by a Governor-General.
BJP: Indian People's Party/Bharatiya Janata Party BJS: Indian People's Union/Bharatiya Jana Sangh (+) BLD: Indian People's Party/Bharatiya Lok Dal (+) CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxist) INC: Indian National Congress (a.k.a. Indian Congress Party) INC(i): Indian National Congress-Indira Gandhi faction (+) JD: People's Party/Janata Dal JD(s): Janata Dal-Chandra Shekhar-faction (+) JP: People's Party/Janata Party (+) SHS: Shiv Sena Party TDP: Telugu Desam Party n/p: non-party;
 Heads of State
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Governors-General
Louis Francis Mountbatten 15 Aug 1947 - 21 Jun 1948 (+1979)a
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 21 Jun 1948 - 26 Jan 1950 (+1972)
Presidents of the Union
Rajendra Prasad 26 Jan 1950 - 13 May 1962 (+1963)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 13 May 1962 - 13 May 1967 (+1975)
Zakir Husain 13 May 1967 - 3 May 1969 (+)
Varahgiri Venkata Giri 3 May 1969 - 20 Jul 1969 (+1980) (acting)
Mohammad Hidayatullah 20 Jul 1969 - 24 Aug 1969 (+1992) (acting)
Varahgiri Venkata Giri 24 Aug 1969 - 24 Aug 1974 (+1980)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 24 Aug 1974 - 11 Feb 1977 (+)
Basappa Danappa Jatti 11 Feb 1977 - 25 Jul 1977 (+2002) (acting)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 25 Jul 1977 - 25 Jul 1982 (+1996)
Zail Singh 25 Jul 1982 - 25 Jul 1987 (+1994)
Ramaswamy Iyer Venkataraman 25 Jul 1987 - 25 Jul 1992 (+2009)
Shankar Dayal Sharma 25 Jul 1992 - 25 Jul 1997 (+1999)
Kocheril Raman Narayanan 25 Jul 1997 - 25 Jul 2002 (+2005)
Avul Pakiri Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam 25 Jul 2002 - 25 Jul 2007
Pratibha Patil 25 Jul 2007 -
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| Prime Ministers
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Jawaharlal Nehru 15 Aug 1947 - 27 May 1964 (+) INC Gulzarilal Nanda 27 May 1964 - 2 Jun 1964 (+1998) INC Lal Bahadur Shastri 2 Jun 1964 - 11 Jan 1966 (+) INC Gulzarilal Nanda 11 Jan 1966 - 19 Jan 1966 (+1998) INC Indira Gandhi 19 Jan 1966 - 24 Mar 1977 (+1984)a INC Morarji Desai 24 Mar 1977 - 28 Jul 1979 (+1995) JP Charan Singh 28 Jul 1979 - 14 Jan 1980 (+1987) JP/BLD Indira Gandhi 14 Jan 1980 - 31 Oct 1984 (+)a INC(i) Rajiv Gandhi 31 Oct 1984 - 2 Dec 1989 (+1991)a INC(i) Vishwanath Pratap Singh 2 Dec 1989 - 10 Nov 1990 (+2008) JD Chandra Shekhar 10 Nov 1990 - 21 Jun 1991 (+2007) JD(s) Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao 21 Jun 1991 - 16 May 1996 (+2004) INC(i) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 1996 - 1 Jun 1996 BJP Haradanahalli Dodde Deve Gowda 1 Jun 1996 - 21 Apr 1997 JD Inder Kumar Gujral 21 Apr 1997 - 19 Mar 1998 JD Atal Bihari Vajpayee 19 Mar 1998 - 22 May 2004 BJP Manmohan Singh 22 May 2004 - INC |
| Speakers of the Lok Sabha
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Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar 1952-1956 (+) INC Madabushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 1956-1962 (+1978) INC Sardar Hukam Singh 1962-1967 (+1983) INC Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 1967-1969 (+1996) n/p Gurundhayal Singh Dhillion 1969-1975 (+1992) INC Bali Ram Bhagat 1976-1977 INC Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 1977 (+1996) n/p Kawdoor Sadaranda Hedge 1977-1980 (+1990) JP Balram Jakhar 1980-1989 INC(i) Rabi Ray 1989-1991 JD Shivraj Vishwanath Patil 1991-1996 INC(i) Purno Agitok Sangma 1996-1998 INC(i) Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi 1998-2002 (+)k TDP Manohar Joshi 2002-2004 SHS Somnath Chatterjee 2004- CPI(M) |
| Vicepresidents of the Union
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1952-1962 (+1975) Zakir Husain 1962-1967 (+1969) Varahgiri Venkata Giri 1967-1969 (+1980) Gopal Swarup Pathak 1969-1974 (+1982) Basappa Danappa Jatti 1974-1979 (+2002) Mohammad Hidayatullah 1979-1984 (+1992) Ramaswamy Iyer Venkataraman 1984-1987 (+2009) Shankar Dayal Sharma 1987-1992 (+1999) Kocheril Raman Narayanan 1992-1997 (+2005) Krishan Kant 1997-2002 (+) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 2002-2007 (+2010) Mohammad Hamid Ansari 2007- |
 Chairmen of INC and INC(i)
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Acharya Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani1946-1947 (+1982) Pattabhi Sitaraimayya 1947-1949 (+1959) Purshottam Das Tandon 1949-1950 (+1961) Jawaharlal Nehru 1950-1954 (+1964) Uchharangray Navalshankar Dhebar 1954-1959 (+1977) Indira Gandhi 1959 (+1984)a INC Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy 1959-1964 (+1996) Kumaraswami Kamaraj 1964-1968 (+1975) Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa 1968-1969 (+2000) Jagjivan Ram 1969-1972 (+1986) Shankar Dayal Sharma 1971-1975 (+1999) Dev Kant Baruah 1975-1978 (+1996) Indira Gandhi 1978-1984 (+)a Rajiv Gandhi 1984-1991 (+)a Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao 1991-1996 (+2004) Sitaram Kesri 1996-1998 (+2000) Sonia Gandhi 1998- |
 Chairmen of BJP
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee 1980-1986 Lal Krishna Advani 1986-1991 Murli Manohar Joshi 1991-1993 Lal Krishna Advani 1993-1998 Kushabhau Thakre 1998-2000 (+2003) Bangaru Laxman 2000-2001 Jana Krishnamurthi 2001-2002 (+2007) Venkaiah Naidu 2002-2004 Lal Krishna Advani 2004-2006 Rajnath Singh 2006- |
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