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 while Modi has raised a Nepalese boy.[1]

Jawaharlal Nehru

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Notes Ref.
1 Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984) 		Former Prime Minister of the Republic of India [2]

Lal Bahadur Shastri

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Kusum Shastri
2 Hari Krishna Shastri Former Union Minister, Government of India
3 Suman Shastri
4 Anil Shastri Former Union Minister, Government of India
5 Sunil Shastri Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh
6 Ashok Shastri

Indira Gandhi

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Notes Ref.
1 Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–1991) 		Former Prime Minister of the Republic of India [2]
2 Sanjay Gandhi
(1946–1980) 		Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India

Morarji Desai

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Kanti Desai

Charan Singh

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Ajit Singh 35th Union Minister for Civil Aviation
27th Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
27th Union Minister for Commerce and Industry
2 Satyawati Solanki
3 Gyanwati Singh
4 Vedwati Singh
5 Sharda Singh

Rajiv Gandhi

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Notes Ref.
1 Priyanka Gandhi
(1972–) 		General Secretary of the Indian National Congress
2 Rahul Gandhi
(1970–) 		Member of Parliament of the Republic of India [2]

Vishwanath Pratap Singh

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Ajeya Pratap Singh [3]
2 Abhay Pratap Singh Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Pratapgarh

Chandra Shekhar

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Neeraj Shekhar 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 Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh [4]
2 Jaya Nandan
3 Saraswathi
4 P. V. Rajeshwar Rao Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Secunderabad [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 Became the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka
2 H. D. Revanna Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
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 Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab [6][7]
2 Vishal Gujral Settled in Los Angeles [8]

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. [9]

Manmohan Singh

No. Name Image Notes References
1 Daman Singh Indian writer [10]
2 Upinder Singh former head, University of Delhi (History Department). [11]
3 Amrit Singh

Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi has no biological children. But he raised a nepalese boy as his Godson before handing him over to their parents. [12]

See also

References

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  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. ^ "PV Rajeshwar Rao dead". The Times of India. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  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. ^ "I. K. Gujral cremated with full state honours". The Hindu. 1 December 2012. 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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