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.[citation needed]
Several of the children of former prime ministers have entered politics. Two have become prime ministers themselves, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
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.[1]
Jawaharlal Nehru
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) |
|
3rd Prime Minister of India | [2] |
Lal Bahadur Shastri
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusum Shastri | |||
| 2 | Hari Krishna Shastri (1938–1997) |
21st Union Minister of State for Agriculture | ||
| 3 | Suman Shastri | |||
| 4 | Anil Shastri (1948–) |
12th Union Deputy Minister of Finance | ||
| 5 | Sunil Shastri (1950–) |
Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
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| 6 | Ashok Shastri |
Indira Gandhi
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) |
|
6th Prime Minister of India | [2] |
| 2 | Sanjay Gandhi (1946–1980) |
|
Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Amethi |
Morarji Desai
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virumati Desai | |||
| 2 | Indu Desai | |||
| 3 | Kantilal Morarji Desai |
Charan Singh
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajit Singh (1939–2021) |
|
35th Union Minister of Civil Aviation 27th Union Minister of Agriculture 6th Union Minister of Food Processing Industries 27th Union Minister of Industry |
|
| 2 | Satyawati Singh | |||
| 3 | Gyanwati Singh | |||
| 4 | Vedwati Singh | |||
| 5 | Sharda Singh |
Rajiv Gandhi
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rahul Gandhi (1970–) |
|
Incumbent Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha | [2] |
| 2. | Priyanka Gandhi (1972–) |
|
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Wayanad |
V. P. Singh
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajeya Pratap Singh (1956–) |
|
Titular head of Manda Estate | [3] |
| 2 | Abhay Pratap Singh | Former Physician, All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
Chandra Shekhar
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neeraj Shekhar (1968–) |
|
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh
Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ballia |
|
| 2 | Pankaj Shekhar |
P. V. Narasimha Rao
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. V. Ranga Rao (1940–2013) |
Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh | [4] | |
| 2 | P. V. Jayanandan Rao | |||
| 3 | P. V. Saraswati Rao | |||
| 4 | P. V. Rajeshwar Rao (1946–2016) |
Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Secunderabad | [5] | |
| 5 | P. V. Prabhakar Rao | |||
| 6 | P. V. Sharad Vedanta Krishna Rao | |||
| 7 | Surabhi Vani Devi (1952–) |
Artist | ||
| 8 | P. V. Vijaya Prasad Rao |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namita Kaul Bhattacharya | 
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee had no biological children. He raised Namita Kaul Bhattacharya as his adoptive daughter. | [6] |
H. D. Deve Gowda
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. D. Revanna (1957–) |
|
Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka | |
| 2 | H. D. Kumaraswamy (1959–) |
|
Incumbent Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Union Minister of Steel | |
| 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 (1948–) |
|
Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab | [7][8] |
| 2 | Vishal Gujral | [9] |
Manmohan Singh
| No. | Name | Image | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upinder Singh (1959–) |
Dean, Ashoka University History Department
Former Dean, Delhi University History Department |
[10] | |
| 2 | Daman Singh (1963–) |
Writer | [11] | |
| 3 | Amrit Singh |
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi has no biological children.
See also
- List of prime ministers of India
- Nehru–Gandhi family
- Spouse of the prime minister of India
- List of children of presidents of the United States
References
- ^ "Meet PM Modi's godson from Nepal". India Today. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "The making of the Gandhi dynasty". The Guardian. 9 May 2007. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Chawla, Prabhu (15 October 1989). "Ajeya Singh seizes advantage in St Kitts controversy, publicly declares his assets". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Rajeev, M. (1 August 2013). "Narasimha Rao's son passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "PV Rajeshwar Rao dead". The Times of India. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "SAD MP Naresh Gujral on dressing Lady Diana and making his first million". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Hebbar, Nistula (16 December 2013). "Meet Naresh Gujral, the man Narendra Modi trusts for alliance-building". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "I. K. Gujral cremated with full state honours". The Hindu. 1 December 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "My father should write his autobiography: Manmohan Singh's daughter Daman Singh". The Economic Times. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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