Indian Politics
Prime ministers, chief ministers, party leaders and the founders of the Indian republic.
50 profiles
Politics & Leadership
Subhas Chandra Bose
Freedom fighter and leader of the Indian National Army
1897 – 1945
Politics & Leadership
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India since 2014
Born 1950
Politics & Leadership
Vallabhbhai Patel
First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India
1875 – 1950
Politics & Leadership
Siddaramaiah
Two-time Chief Minister of Karnataka (2013–2018, 2023–2026)
Born 1947
Politics & Leadership
Mamata Banerjee
Founder of the Trinamool Congress; Chief Minister of West Bengal (2011–2026)
Born 1955
Politics & Leadership
Nitish Kumar
Longest-serving Chief Minister of Bihar and president of the Janata Dal (United)
Born 1951
Politics & Leadership
Manmohan Singh
Thirteenth Prime Minister of India (2004–2014) and architect of the 1991 reforms
1932 – 2024
Politics & Leadership
Jawaharlal Nehru
First Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
1889 – 1964
Film & TV
J. Jayalalithaa
Six-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and actress
1948 – 2016
Politics & Leadership
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Tenth Prime Minister of India and a founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party
1924 – 2018
Politics & Leadership
Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 2017
Born 1972
Politics & Leadership
Shashi Tharoor
Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, author and former UN Under-Secretary-General
Born 1956
Sports
Sharad Pawar
Four-time Chief Minister of Maharashtra and founder of the Nationalist Congress Party
Born 1940
Politics & Leadership
S. Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs of India since 2019
Born 1955
Politics & Leadership
Rajiv Gandhi
Sixth Prime Minister of India (1984–1989)
1944 – 1991
Politics & Leadership
Pranab Mukherjee
Thirteenth President of India (2012–2017)
1935 – 2020
Politics & Leadership
Omar Abdullah
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir since 2024
Born 1970
Politics & Leadership
Mayawati
Four-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and president of the Bahujan Samaj Party
Born 1956
Politics & Leadership
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of India’s independence movement and pioneer of non-violent resistance
1869 – 1948
Politics & Leadership
M. Karunanidhi
Five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and screenwriter
1924 – 2018
Politics & Leadership
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Second Prime Minister of India (1964–1966)
1904 – 1966
Politics & Leadership
Indira Gandhi
Third Prime Minister of India and the only woman to hold the office
1917 – 1984
Politics & Leadership
Bal Thackeray
Founder of the Shiv Sena and political cartoonist
1926 – 2012
Politics & Leadership
Arvind Kejriwal
Founder of the Aam Aadmi Party; Chief Minister of Delhi (2013–14, 2015–2024)
Born 1968