<page_title> List of Prime Ministers of India </page_title> <section_title> Prime Ministers of India </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> No. </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) <col_header> Name </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Indian National Congress <col_header> Party (Alliance) </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 15 August 1947 <col_header> Term of office </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The first was Jawaharlal Nehru of the Indian National Congress party, who was sworn in on 15 August 1947.