10, Janpath is a public-owned house on Janpath, New Delhi. At the time of Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in 1991, while he was campaigning for a second term as Prime Minister of India, 10, Janpath was his official residence, although he lived at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg while he was prime minister. 10, Janpath remains the residence of his son Rahul Gandhi, who is the current Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and former President of Indian National Congress.[1][2][3] Till May 2024, it served as Sonia Gandhi's residence while Rahul lived at 12, Tughlak Lane.[1] Both of them now live in 10, Janpath.[1][4] The national headquarters of Indian National Congress (INC) is right behind it on 24, Akbar Road.[5] It was the residence of India's second prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964–1966) and where his body lay in state on 11 January 1966.[6] Presently, a biographical museum, Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial is situated at 1, Motilal Nehru Place, adjacent to the complex.[7][8]
10, Janpath is spread over 15,181 square meters in Delhi.[9]
The house was the residence of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1960s. Adjacent to the complex, facing the roundabout is Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial at 1, Motilal Nehru Place.[10] Third Prime Minister Indira Gandhi lived at 3, Safdarjung Road so 10, Janpath was occupied by her family. When Rajiv Gandhi assumed the Prime Minister's Office, he was allotted to live at 10, Janpath but he lived at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg so until then 10, Janpath was vacant. After his assassination, his widow Sonia Gandhi occupied 10, Janpath who later served as the President of Indian National Congress and the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
28°36′29″N 77°13′09″E / 28.6081°N 77.2191°E / 28.6081; 77.2191
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