Now, with the new Companies Act, 2013, it is also possible to have One Person Company which has only one shareholder, who can have 100% equity capital of such company. So, why don’t you start a One Person Company instead of a Private Limited Company?
In any case, if you still want to start a Private Limited Company with 100% shareholding, then the better practical option would be induct some family member or very close friend or trusted person as the second shareholder (and, who would also be a director) and keep most of the shares with you, which may be, say, 99% of the shares, while remaining miniscule percentage of shares can be given to such other trusted person. The Articles of Association of such company can be drafted appropriately to ensure that you retain most of the powers, to the extent permissible under law to one director.
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