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Prime Minister of India
Head of the Government of India
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The Prime Minister of India is the head of the country's government and holds the highest executive power in running the nation's day-to-day affairs. This position is crucial because the Prime Minister leads the government in implementing policies, making major decisions, and representing India's interests both domestically and internationally.
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- Official website
- pmindia.gov.in
- Image
- Official portrait of Narendra Modi, 2022 (cropped).jpg
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- inception
- 1947-08-15
- female form of label
- Premierministesch vun Indien
- male form of label
- Premierminister vun Indien
- social media followers
- 2130000
- native label
- भारत के प्रधानमंत्री
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The prime minister of India (ISO: Bhāratīya Gaṇarājyasya Pradhānamantrī) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of the executive. The prime minister has to be a member of one of the houses of bicameral Parliament of India, alongside heading the respective house. The prime minister and the cabinet are at all times responsible to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament.
The sitting prime minister ranks third in the Order of Precedence of India and is appointed by the president of India; however, the prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of the majority of Lok Sabha members, who are directly elected every five years, lest the prime minister shall resign. The prime minister can be a member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament. The prime minister controls the selection and dismissal of members of the Union Council of Ministers and allocation of posts to members within the government.