List of children of the prime ministers of India

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The children of prime ministers of India have been the subject of widespread public attention. There are 41 children of former prime ministers of India.

Several of the children of former prime ministers have entered politics. Two have become prime ministers themselves.

P. V. Narasimha Rao had 8 children, the most of any prime minister. Two prime ministers - Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi - have had no biological children. However, Vajpayee had an adoptive daughter while Modi has raised a Nepalese boy.[1]

Jawaharlal Nehru[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg Became the 3rd Prime Minister of India [2]

Lal Bahadur Shastri[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Kusum Shastri
2 Hari Krishna Shastri
3 Suman Shastri
4 Anil Shastri
5 Sunil Shastri
6 Ashok Shastri

Indira Gandhi[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg Became the 6th Prime Minister of India [2]
2 Sanjay Gandhi Sanjay Gandhi cropped.jpg [2]

Morarji Desai[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Kanti Desai

Charan Singh[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Ajit Singh The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ajit Singh holding a Press Conference, in New Delhi on June 01, 2012.jpg
2 Satyawati Solanki
3 Gyanwati Singh
4 Vedwati Singh
5 Sharda Singh

Rajiv Gandhi[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi (cropped).jpg
2 Priyanka Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (6).jpg

Vishwanath Pratap Singh[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Ajeya Pratap Singh Ajeya Pratap Singh3.jpg [3]
2 Abhay Pratap Singh

Chandra Shekhar[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Neeraj Shekhar Neeraj Shekhar.jpg
2 Pankaj Shekhar

P. V. Narasimha Rao[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 P. V. Ranga Rao [4]
2 Jaya Nandan
3 Saraswathi Sharath
4 P. V. Rajeshwar Rao [5]
5 P. V. Prabhakar Rao
6 Sharada Vedanta Krishna Rao
7 Vani Dayakar Rao
8 Vijaya Prasad

H. D. Deve Gowda[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 H. D. Kumaraswamy H. D. Kumaraswamy meets union Minister.jpg Became the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka
2 H. D. Revanna In New Delhi on August 09, 2016.jpg
3 H. D. Balakrishna
4 H. D. Ramesh
5 H. D. Anasuya
6 H. D. Shailaja

Inder Kumar Gujral[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Naresh Gujral Naresh Gujral.jpg [6][7]
2 Vishal Gujral Settled in Los Angeles [8]

Atal Bihari Vajpayee[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Namita Kaul Bhattacharya Namita Kaul Bhattacharya.jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee had no biological children. He raised Namita Kaul Bhattacharya as his adoptive daughter. [9]

Manmohan Singh[]

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Daman Singh [10]
2 Upinder Singh [11]
3 Amrit Singh

Narendra Modi[]

Narendra Modi has no biological or adoptive children. He took and started to raise a Nepalese migrant boy Jeet Bahadur Saru Magar in 1998 who had entered India crossing India–Nepal border and handed him over back to his family in 2014 when he was 27 years old.[12]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ DelhiJuly 31, IndiaToday in New; July 31, 2014UPDATED; Ist, 2014 19:57. "Meet PM Modi's godson from Nepal". India Today. Retrieved 12 June 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c "The making of the Gandhi dynasty". The Guardian. 9 May 2007. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ Chawla, Prabhu (15 October 1989). "Ajeya Singh seizes advantage in St Kitts controversy, publicly declares his assets". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ Rajeev, M. (1 August 2013). "Narasimha Rao's son passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. ^ Dec 13, TNN |; 2016; Ist, 19:08. "PV Rajeshwar Rao dead | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "SAD MP Naresh Gujral on dressing Lady Diana and making his first million". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ Hebbar, Nistula (16 December 2013). "Meet Naresh Gujral, the man Narendra Modi trusts for alliance-building". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. ^ Staff Reporter (1 December 2012). "I. K. Gujral cremated with full state honours". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. ^ "My father should write his autobiography: Manmohan Singh's daughter Daman Singh". The Economic Times. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  11. ^ AURORA, BHAVNA VIJ (16 April 2014). "My father is a tough man, he's not embarrassed or apologetic: Manmohan Singh's daughter". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  12. ^ Prashar, Utpal (3 August 2014). "Modi hands over 'godson' Jeet Bahadur to parents". Hindustan Times. Kathmandu. Retrieved 21 February 2021.


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