{"slug": "prime-minister-of-india", "label": "Prime Minister of India", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192711", "qid": "Q192711", "description": "Head of the Government of India", "entries": 12, "years": 12, "span": [1924, 2024], "span_label": ["1924 CE", "2024 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 7}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "indian-national-congress", "label": "Indian National Congress", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "india", "label": "India", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "governor-general-of-india", "label": "Governor-General of India", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "uttar-pradesh", "label": "Uttar Pradesh", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1924, "year_label": "1924 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 10th Prime Minister of India (d. 2018)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372136634#December", "title": "1924", "revid": 1372136634, "section": "Births › December"}}, {"year": 1931, "year_label": "1931 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "June 25", "text": "June 25 – V. P. Singh, Prime Minister of India (d. 2008)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310518#June", "title": "1931", "revid": 1371310518, "section": "Births › June"}}, {"year": 1947, "year_label": "1947 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – Jawaharlal Nehru takes office as the first prime minister of India, taking his oath from Louis Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India (but no longer viceroy).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371901060#August", "title": "1947", "revid": 1371901060, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1966, "year_label": "1966 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 11", "text": "January 11 – Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian activist, 2nd Prime Minister of India (b. 1904)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370246126#January", "title": "1966", "revid": 1370246126, "section": "Deaths › January"}}, {"year": 1978, "year_label": "1978 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "December 19", "text": "December 19 – Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022681#December", "title": "1978", "revid": 1370022681, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1980, "year_label": "1980 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 14", "text": "January 14 – Indian National Congress party leader Indira Gandhi returns to power as the Prime Minister of India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363797378#January", "title": "1980", "revid": 1363797378, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1984, "year_label": "1984 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 31", "text": "October 31 – Assassination of Indira Gandhi: Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her two Sikh security guards in New Delhi. Anti-Sikh riots break out, leaving 10,000 to 20,000 Sikhs dead in Delhi and surrounding areas with the majority populations of Hindus. Rajiv Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371242779#October", "title": "1984", "revid": 1371242779, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15 – The Indian general elections end; the Indian National Congress wins the most seats but fails to secure a majority. Six days later, Congress leader P. V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister of India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#June", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 17", "text": "May 17–28 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is elected as Prime Minister of India, replacing P. V. Narasimha Rao of the Indian National Congress. However, the party does not receive an overall majority and Vajpayee resigns thirteen days later rather than face a no confidence vote and is replaced by the United Front leader, Deve Gowda.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371596794#May", "title": "1996", "revid": 1371596794, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2014, "year_label": "2014 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 26", "text": "May 26 – Narendra Modi succeeds Manmohan Singh as the 14th Prime Minister of India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373534475#May", "title": "2014", "revid": 1373534475, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2018, "year_label": "2018 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 20", "text": "July 20 – Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wins a no confidence motion in the Lok Sabha moved by the opposition.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373090883#July", "title": "2018", "revid": 1373090883, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2024, "year_label": "2024 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 22", "text": "January 22 – Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: The Ram Mandir is inaugurated by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371869228#January", "title": "2024", "revid": 1371869228, "section": "Events › January"}}]}