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. 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. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties, other national and regional parties such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal Secular, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, 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.
Rajesh Verma is an Indian politician, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and former Loksabha Member of Parliament. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999, the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004, the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 and the 17th Lok Sabha in 2019 from Sitapur constituency in Uttar Pradesh state. In 2019 he won his fourth 4th election in Sitapur as a BJP candidate by 101,000 votes. He lost his Loksabha MP seats in 2024 Indian General Election from Sitapur.
Parasnath Yadav was an Indian politician and was elected 7 times MLA in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, 3 times Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh and 2 times Member of Parliament from Jaunpur. He was suffering from bladder cancer for many years, eventually he died on the 12 June 2020 at his residence in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
Harendra Singh Malik is a current Member of the Parliament of India from Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha in Uttar Pradesh. He previously served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, representing Haryana.
Dara Singh Chauhan is an Indian politician, currently serving as member of legislative council, and formerly represented the Madhuban in Uttar Pradesh as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was former Cabinet Minister in Yogi Adityanath ministry. He also represented Ghosi in the 15th Lok Sabha, where he was leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party. In 16th Lok Sabha, he was defeated by Harinarayan Rajbhar who represented Bharatiya Janata Party by more than 140,000 votes.
Rajendra Pratap Singh, popularly known as Moti Singh, is an Indian politician affiliated to the Bhartiya Janata Party. He represents Patti assembly constituency of Pratapgarh district. He has been elected as the member of legislative assembly from the same constituency for four times in a row. In his fourth attempt for re-election there were errors in counting, which was later cleared by the high court. The then MLA was removed and the seat was left vacant after the decision of High Court. He won the 2017 elections from the same seat and became a Cabinet Minister in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Cabinet. Previously, Shri. Singh served as Uttar Pradesh state Minister of Agriculture in 2003. He was cabinet minister in First Yogi Adityanath ministry.
Harish Dwivedi is an Indian politician and a member of 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from the Basti as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently the National Secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party.
Nahid Hasan is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also a member of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Hasan represents the Kairana constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.
Manoj Kumar Paras is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Nagina constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.
Om Kumar is an Indian politician and he is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly and has earlier been part of the 17th Legislative Assembly and 16th Assembly of Uttar Pradesh India. He represents the Nehtaur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.
Harvinder Kumar Sahani also known as Romi Sahni is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th and Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. He represents the Palia constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party till 2016, when he joined the Bhartiya Janata Party.
Janmejay Singh was an Indian politician and member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Deoria in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Ganga Singh Kushwaha is an Indian politician and a member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Fazilnagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Kunwar Sushant Singh is the Member of Legislative Assembly from Barhapur from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a politician from Western Uttar Pradesh who belongs to Thakur (Rajput) caste. His father Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh was former BJP MP from Moradabad and five term MLA from Thakurdwara. His grandfather Ram Pal Singh was former Congress MP from Amroha and three term MLA from Thakurdwara.
Sharad Vir Singh is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Jalalabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
Ram Prasad Chaudhary is an Indian politician and a member of the 9th Lok Sabha, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represents the Kaptanganj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. He earlier also served as Minister of State in Mayawati cabinet (1997), Minister of Textile and silk industry in Kalyan Singh government (1997) and Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in Mayawati cabinet (2007–2012). In June 2024, Chaudhary defeated Harish Dwivedi of Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha from Basti Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
Vinay Shankar Tiwari is an Indian politician and was a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Chillupar. He was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. In December 2021, he joined Samajwadi Party.
Pawan Kumar Kedia is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Hata in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
Suresh Tiwari is an Indian politician and a former member of 15th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Barhaj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Kirat Singh Gurjar is an Indian politician and businessman. He is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, representing the Gangoh Assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Kirat is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the largest political party in India.
