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Political families of India

Although India is a parliamentary democracy, the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism, possibly due to the absence of party organizations, independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party, or centralized financing of elections.[1] The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national, state, regional, and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers, and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978.[2] The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties, other national and regional parties such as Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal Secular, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Kerala Congress, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Indian Union Muslim League, AIMIM, and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families, mostly those of the party founders.[3][4]

National edit

Nehru–Gandhi family edit

Main article: Nehru–Gandhi family

The Nehru–Gandhi family's involvement with the Congress Party began with Motilal Nehru in the 1920s, when India was still part of the British Empire. The family became more influential under his son, Jawaharlal Nehru, who became a prominent figure in India's nationalist movement. After Jawaharlal's death, his daughter Indira Gandhi became his political heir (her surname came from her husband, Feroze Gandhi. The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has dominated the Congress Party since Indian independence in 1947.[5] The party was defeated in the 2014 elections, however, and high-level defections took place in Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, and Jammu and Kashmir.[6] The family still has widespread name recognition.[7]

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana edit

Main article: List of political families of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Assam edit

Gogoi Family edit

  • Dip Gogoi— MLA in Assam (2001-2001), Lok Sabha Member (2002-2014)

Bihar edit

Main article: Political families of Bihar

Mehta Family edit

Chaudhary Family edit

Prasad Family edit

  • Jagdeo Prasad— Founder of Shoshit Samaj Party and Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
  • Satish Prasad Singh— Former Chief Minister of Bihar for shortest tenure. (brother-in-law of Jagdeo Prasad)
    • Nagmani— Former Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet, several time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly and Minister in Government of Bihar. (son of Jagdeo Prasad and son-in-law of Satish Prasad Singh).

Verma Family edit

Kushwaha Family edit

Yadav family edit

Mishra family edit

Sinha family edit

Chhattisgarh edit

Main article: Political families of Chhattisgarh

Jogi family edit

Shukla family edit

Kashyap family edit

Singh (Raman) family edit

Goa edit

Alemao family edit

Bandodkar family edit

Dhavalikar family edit

D'Souza family edit

Fernandes family edit

Gauns family edit

Lobo family edit

Monserrate family edit

Rane family edit

Saldanha family edit

Sequeira family edit

Shet family edit

Vaz family edit

Zantye family edit

Gujarat edit

Main article: Political families of Gujarat

Patel family edit

Haryana edit

Main article: Political families of Haryana

Chautala family edit

Jindal family edit

  • Om Prakash Jindal (1930–2005) – Minister of Power of Haryana (2005), Lok Sabha member (1996–1997), member of Haryana Legislative Assembly (1991–1996, 2005)
  • Savitri Jindal (1950–) – Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly (2005–), Minister of Power of Haryana 2005–2010 (wife)
    • Naveen Jindal (1970–) – Lok Sabha member 2004–present (son)

Himachal Pradesh edit

Singh (Virbhadra) family edit

Dhumal family edit

  • Prem Kumar Dhumal (born 10 April 1944) – Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (March 1998 – March 2003 and 1 January 2008 – 25 December 2012), former Lok Sabha member from Hamirpur

Sukh Ram family edit

Jammu and Kashmir edit

Abdullah family edit

Sayeed family edit

See also: Saʽid and Sayyid

Jharkhand edit

Soren family edit

Verma family edit

Karnataka edit

Devegowda family edit

Annasaheb Shankar Jolle edit

Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle Former minister of Karnataka.

Kerala edit

Main article: Political families of Kerala

Madhya Pradesh edit

Main article: Political families of Madhya Pradesh

Singh family (Churhat) edit

Chaudhary family edit

Chaturvedi family edit

Nath family edit

MP Singh family edit

Vajpayee family edit

Maharashtra edit

Main article: Political families of Maharashtra

Ambedkar family edit

Main article: Ambedkar family

Thackeray family edit

Pawar family edit

Odisha edit

Main article: Political families of Odisha

Patnaik family edit

Biswal family edit

Puducherry edit

Reddiar family edit

Farook family edit

Punjab edit

Main article: Political families of Punjab, India

Royal Family of Patiala edit

Badal Family edit

Majithia Family edit

  • Surat Singh, zamindar and military officer in the Khalsa Army[30] In 1877, he was awarded the title of Raja and made a Companion of the Star of India.
  • Umrao Singh, aristocrat and a scholar in Sanskrit and Persian and Father of Amrita Sher-Gil
  • Sundar Singh Majithia, landowner and politician. He was a member of Khalsa Nationalist Party and Revenue Member at the first and second legislative councils of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The first president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
  • Wing Commander Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia, Indian politician, diplomat, and air force officer. Son of Sundar Singh Majithia
  • Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Indian painter. Daughter of Umrao Singh
  • Satyajit Singh Majithia, educationist, industrialist, philanthropist, and Chancellor of Khalsa University. Son of Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia, former Deputy Defence Minister
  • Harsimrat Kaur Badal, a former Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Industries. Daughter of Satyajit Singh Majithia
  • Bikram Singh Majithia, a former cabinet minister in the Punjab Government. Son of Satyajit Singh Majithia

Kairon Family edit

Mann Family edit

  • Budh Singh Mann, General in the Sikh Khalsa Army
  • Jathedar Arur Singh Naushera, Jathedar of the Akal Takht. Grandson of Budh Singh Mann
  • Joginder Singh Mann, IPS Officer and local politician. Son of Arur Singh Naushera
  • Simranjit Singh Mann, multiple time Member of Parliament from Sangrur. Son of Joginder Singh Mann
  • Emaan Singh Mann, politician. Son of Simranjit Singh Mann

Royal Family of Sarai Naga edit

Talwandi family edit

Bajwa Family edit

Rajasthan edit

Main article: Political families of Rajasthan

Singh Family edit

  • Dr. Digamber Singh,[31] ( 1 October 1951 - 27 October 2017) Health, Medicine, Family Welfare and Ayurveda Minister of Rajasthan (2003 - 2008). Industries Minister of Rajasthan (2008 - 2009). Vice President of RajasthanBharatiya Janata Party (2013 - 2015). Chairman of the Twenty Point Program, Cabinet Minister (2015 - 2017). Additional Charge Ministries of Panchayati Raj, Social Justice, Law and Agriculture, Cabinet Minister (2016 - 2017). MLA, Deeg-Kumher (1993 - 2013).
  • Asha Singh, ( 1 August 1955 - 30 August 2021), BJP leader.
  • Dr. Shailesh Digamber Singh,[32] ( born 20 July 1980) MLA - Deeg-Kumher (2023–Present).

The Beniwal Family (Jats) edit

On 29 October 2018, Hanuman Beniwal founded the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, becoming its national convenor in the process. This made Beniwal family as one of the most influential political families of Rajasthan since Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) is the only successful party in the state besides Indian National Congress and Bhartiya Janta Party.[33][34]

Bishnoi family edit

Gehlot family edit

Maderna family edit

Meena family edit

Bharat lal meena former cabinet minister in Rajasthan government. 4 time MLA from bamanwas constituency.

  • Namo Narain Meena, former minister of state, former union minister of state from congress party
    • Harish Meena, former DGP of rajasthan and MP of Dausa constituency from Bjp party
      • Om Prakash Meena, chief secretary of Rajasthan

Mirdha family edit

Pilot family edit

Raje family edit

Sharma family edit

  • Banwari Lal Sharma - Former Cabinet Minister and 5 time MLA from Dholpur Assembly constituency
  • Ashok Sharma - MLA and former Dholpur President of Congress
  • Ritesh Sharma - Mayor of Dholpur
  • Murari Lal Sharma - Nagar Palika Chairman of Dholpur

Verma family edit

Vishnoi family edit

Tamil Nadu edit

Main article: Political families of Tamil Nadu

Tripura edit

Singh family edit

Uttar Pradesh edit

Main article: Political families of Uttar Pradesh

Maurya family edit

Chaudhary Family edit

Yadav family edit

Khan family edit

West Bengal edit

Main article: Political families of West Bengal

Subhas Chandra Bose family edit

Dasmunsi family edit

Konar family edit

Banerjee family edit

Bandopadhyay family edit

Ahmed family edit

Chatterjee family edit

References edit

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