Prime minister of India.

The Prime Minister of India is the leader of the executive of the Government of India. The prime minister is also the chief adviser to the President of India and head of the Council of Ministers. They can be a member of any of the two houses of the Parliament of India—the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of the States)—but has to be a member of the political party or coalition, having a majority in the Lok Sabha.

Prime Minister of India
State Emblem of India
Flag of India
Incumbent Narendra Modi since 30 May 2019
Prime Minister's Office
Style	The Honourable(formal) His Excellency (in diplomatic correspondence) Mr. Prime Minister(informal)
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	PM
Member of	Union Council of Ministers Parliament of India
Reports to	President of India Vice President of India Parliament of India
Residence	7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi
Seat	Prime Minister's Office, South Block, New Delhi
Appointer	President of India by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Lok Sabha
Term length	At the pleasure of the president Lok Sabha term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner No term limits specified
Inaugural holder	Jawaharlal Nehru(1947–64)
Formation	15 August 1947; 71 years ago
Deputy	Vacant, Deputy Prime Minister of India
Salary	₹20 lakh (US$29,000) (annual, including₹960,000 (US$14,000) MP's salary) [1]
Website	pmindia.gov.in

Lord Mountbatten swears in Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947.

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhiaddressing the United Nations General Assembly, c. 1988.

The prime minister is the senior-most member of cabinet in the executive of government in a parliamentary system. The prime minister selects and can dismiss members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the government; and is the presiding member and chairperson of the cabinet.

The union cabinet headed by the prime minister is appointed by the President of Indiato assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive. Union cabinet is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha as per article 75(3) of the Constitution of India. The prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of a majority in the Lok Sabha and shall resign if they are unable to prove majority when instructed by the presiden