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Leader of the House in Lok Sabha 
Summary
The Leader of the House in Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā Sadana ke Netā) is the parliamentary chairperson of the party that holds a majority in the Lok Sabha and is responsible for government business in the house. The office holder is usually the prime minister if they are a member of the chamber. However, if the prime minister is not a member of the Lok Sabha, they can appoint the Leader of the House.[1]
| Leader of the House in Lok Sabha | |
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| Lok Sabhā Sadana ke Netā | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Parliamentary Leader |
| Status | Parliamentary chairman |
| Member of | Lok Sabha |
| Reports to | Parliament of India |
| Seat | Lok Sabha |
| Nominator | Lok Sabha/Prime minister |
| Appointer | Lok Sabha/Prime minister |
| Formation | May 1952 |
| First holder | Jawaharlal Nehru (1952–1964) |
| Unofficial names | Prime Minister (if the office holder is the head of government) |
| Deputy | Deputy Leader of the House |
| Salary | ₹330,000 (US$4,100) (excl. allowances) per month |
ListEdit
| No | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jawaharlal Nehru | 13 May 1952 | 4 April 1957 |
| 5 April 1957 | 31 March 1962 | |||
| 2 April 1962 | 27 May 1964 | |||
| 2 | 
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Gulzarilal Nanda | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 |
| 3 | 
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Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 |
| (2) |
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Gulzarilal Nanda | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 |
| 4 | Satya Narayan Sinha [a] | 14 February 1966 | 3 March 1967 | |
| 5 | 
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Indira Gandhi | 14 March 1967 | 27 December 1970 |
| 15 March 1971 | 18 January 1977 | |||
| 6 | 
|
Morarji Desai | 23 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 |
| 7 | 
|
Charan Singh | 28 July 1979 | 22 August 1979 |
| (5) |
|
Indira Gandhi | 10 January 1980 | 31 October 1984 |
| 8 | 
|
Rajiv Gandhi | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 |
| 31 December 1984 | 27 November 1989 | |||
| 9 | 
|
Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 2 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 |
| 10 | 
|
Chandra Shekhar | 10 November 1990 | 13 March 1991 |
| 11 | 
|
Arjun Singh [b] | 10 July 1991 | 20 November 1991 |
| 12 | 
|
P. V. Narasimha Rao | 6 December 1991 | 10 May 1996 |
| 13 | 
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16 May 1996 | 01 June 1996 |
| 14 | 
|
Ram Vilas Paswan [c] | 11 June 1996 | 4 December 1997 |
| (13) |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 26 April 1999 |
| 13 October 1999 | 6 February 2004 | |||
| 15 | 
|
Pranab Mukherjee [d] | 25 May 2004 | 18 May 2009 |
| 03 June 2009 | 26 June 2012 | |||
| 16 | 
|
Sushilkumar Shinde [e] | 3 August 2012[2] | 18 May 2014 |
| 17 | 
|
Narendra Modi | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
Deputy leader of HouseEdit
- Rajnath Singh - since 26 May 2014
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ^ During this period, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was member of Rajya Sabha.
- ^ During the time gap in between Chandra Shekhar's resignation and election of P. V. Narasimha Rao, the leader of the house was Arjun Singh.
- ^ During this period, Prime Ministers H. D. Deve Gowda and Inder Kumar Gujral were members of Rajya Sabha.
- ^ During this period, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was member of Rajya Sabha.
- ^ After Pranab Mukherjee was elected as the President of India, Sushilkumar Shinde took over as the Leader of House.