On August 15, 1947, for the first time, the country’s first Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru, hoisted the beloved tricolor from the ramparts of the Red Fort. It is noteworthy that he initiated the tradition of hoisting the tricolor from the Red Fort. Since then, this tradition has continued unabated for the last 77 years. In this way, every year on 15 August, India celebrates its independence with enormous pomp. This time the country is going to celebrate its 78th Independence Day. For the last ten years, PM Narendra Modi has been hoisting the flag. This year, he will hoist the tricolor from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the 11th time. Let us tell you that Modi is the country’s fourth Prime Minister and has been following the above tradition for 10 years. After hoisting the tricolor for the 11th time, he will become the country’s third Prime Minister to achieve this feat.
What’s important is that Prime Minister Modi will be the third Prime Minister to have the opportunity to hoist the flag the maximum number of times. Now, you might be wondering, if Modi is ranked third, then who are the top two prime ministers who received this opportunity? So, let us tell you that those two prime ministers are none other than father and daughter. Surely you must have understood. Yes, they are none other than the first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and his daughter, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Who has hoisted the maximum number of flags?
Pandit Nehru holds the record for hoisting the flag the most number of times
In fact, from 1947 to 1964, the reins of the country were in the hands of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. This fortunate circumstance brought him good fortune 17 times in a row. Nehru’s name tops the list of people who have hoisted the tricolor the most times. After Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, his daughter Indira Gandhi comes in second. As the first woman Prime Minister of the country, her name is in second place. She was fortunate to experience this positive fortune 16 times. She was the country’s Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977 and again from January 1980 to October 1984.
Prime Minister Modi will hoist the tricolor at the Red Fort for the 11th time
Since assuming the position of Prime Minister in 2014, Prime Minister Modi has consistently raised the tricolor on the ramparts of the Red Fort. He will hoist the tricolor for the 11th time, defeating former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. With this, he will become the third Prime Minister of the country, after Indira Gandhi, to hold the record of hoisting the tricolor.
Which prime minister has hoisted the flag how many times?
Dr. Manmohan Singh, the country’s fourth Prime Minister after Prime Minister Modi, holds the record for the most flag hoistings. He had the fortunate opportunity to hoist the tricolor from the fort ten times. Following this comes former Prime Minister Pandit Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who hoisted the tricolor six times. Following Vajpayee, Rajiv Gandhi and Narasimha Rao each received the privilege of hoisting the tricolor five times.
Find out which prime minister missed even one opportunity.
There were two prime ministers in the country who did not get a chance to hoist the flag even once. Let us inform you that the acting Prime Ministers, Gulzarilal Nanda and Chandra Shekhar, were among those who did not receive this fortunate opportunity even once.
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