National
Prime Minister
- Hindi: प्रधान मंत्री
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of India
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President (Art. 75(1)); by convention the leader of the party or coalition commanding a majority in the House of the People. Heads the Council of Ministers, which is collectively responsible to the House of the People (Art. 75(3)).
- Chosen by
- President of India
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Narendra Modi BJP since June 2024
Report Source: en.wikipedia.org,
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Sources
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India (Legislative Department), Arts. 54-56, 66-67, 75, 80-83, 89, 93, 124: selection method, seat counts and terms; minister portfolios from Wikipedia 'Third Modi ministry' (read 2026-10-12). Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmindia.gov.in and cabsec.gov.in were not reachable for a machine-readable portfolio list. For: Prime Minister
- legislative.gov.in · checked Hindi terms as used in the Hindi text of the Constitution of India (Legislative Department). Terms were entered from the Constitution's standard Hindi vocabulary and not re-fetched this session; verify. For: Prime Minister in Hindi
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Third Modi ministry (read 2026-10-12): cabinet portfolios, holders and the 25 July 2026 Education charge change. Fallback source. For: Narendra Modi, current term
- sansad.in · checked Lok Sabha: sansad.in member API, status=Sitting, read 2026-10-12 (term start date not published, left empty). Rajya Sabha and ministers: Wikipedia 'List of current members of the Rajya Sabha' and 'Third Modi ministry' (fallback, read 2026-10-12; official Rajya Sabha list unreachable). Officers: Wikipedia infoboxes cross-checked with Wikidata. For: Narendra Modi, current term