List of nicknames of prime ministers of India

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This is a list of nicknames or public names of prime ministers of India that were or are in common usage.

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Full name: Jawaharlal Nehru

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Full name: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Indira Gandhi

Full name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Full name: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

H. D. Deve Gowda

Full name: Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda

Narendra Modi

Full name: Narendra Damodardas Modi

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