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 ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several senior 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, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, AIMIM, and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families, mostly those of the party founders.
Dr. Marri Channa Reddy was an Indian politician active in several states. He was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1990. He also served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh (1974–1977), governor of Punjab (1982–1983), governor of Rajasthan from February 1992 to May 1993, and governor of Tamil Nadu from 1993 until his death. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party.
Bholanath Pandey and Devendra Pandey on December 20, 1978 hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 410, en-route on a domestic flight from Calcutta to Lucknow, and forced it land at Varanasi. They demanded the release of Indira Gandhi and the withdrawal of all the cases against her son Sanjay Gandhi. They carried only toy weapons. After keeping 130 passengers and crew hostage in the Boeing 737-200 for some hours, they surrendered in the presence of media.
Lachhman Singh Gill was an Indian politician who served as the 12th Chief Minister of Punjab. He remained in this post from 25 November 1967 to 22 August 1968. He was a member of Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD), a Sikh-centered regional political party in Punjab.
Randeep Singh Surjewala is an Indian politician from Haryana and a member of Indian National Congress party. He was an MLA in the Haryana state legislature until 2019 and a former minister. He held water supply and sanitation, parliamentary affairs, electronics and information technology, science and technology and public works as a minister in Haryana cabinet. In 2005, he was given the responsibility of Transport and Parliamentary Affairs and thus became the youngest minister in Haryana. He defeated Om Prakash Chautala in 1996 and 2005. As of December 2017, Surjewala is one of the official spokespersons of Indian National Congress party.
Sukhpal Singh Khaira is an Indian politician. He is the member of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. He was the founder of Punjab Ekta Party. He is a former leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and was the Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly. He was a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly from Bholath in 13th Assembly (2007-2012) and 15th Assembly (2017–2022). He won again from Bholath in 2022, as an Indian National Congress candidate
Vikas Upadhyay is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Raipur West, Vidhan Sabha, Chhattisgarh state.
Ramakant Goswami was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi from Rajendra Nagar constituency. He was the Minister of Industry, Labour, Election, Law & Justice and Parliament Affairs, Govt. of NCT, Delhi. He was also a member of the Business Advisory Committee of Delhi Government since 2002.
Kelachandra Joseph George is a politician from the state of Karnataka, India. He was a minister of large and medium size industry in the cabinet of H D Kumaraswamy and was the Minister for Bengaluru Development and Town Planning. He was previously the Home Minister of Karnataka. He was also the Minister of State Transport, Food and Civil Supplies in the Veerendra Patil government and Cabinet Minister for Housing & Urban Development in the S. Bangarappa government.
Jagmohan Singh Kang is an Indian politician and a member of Aam Aadmi Party. He was a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Kharar from 2012 to 2017. From 2002 to 2007 he was the Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development Tourism & Fisheries in Punjab Government.
Sudhir Sharma is a former Minister of Housing, Urban Development and Town & Country Planning in the Government of Himachal Pradesh. Sudhir Sharma was first elected to Himachal Pradesh State Assembly in 2003 from Baijnath Constituency. He won again from Baijnath in 2007. In 2012 he won from Dharmshala third time.
Dr. Ajay Dharam Singh is an Indian politician who is the current Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Jevaragi constituency and Deputy Leader of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 12 March 2020. He is the son of former chief minister (Karnataka) Dharam Singh.
The list of members of political families of Punjab, India
Mahendra Singh Mahra born Siltham, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand is an Indian politician and agriculturist who served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand, served as Minister Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing & Watershed Management, Government of Uttarakhand and served as a four time MLA.
Pritam Singh is an Indian politician who is Leader of Opposition(CLP Leader Uttarakhand) and has served as the president of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee. He is a six-term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. During the Congress government in Uttarakhand he had served as a Cabinet Minister for Home, Rural Development, Food and Civil Supplies, Panchayti Raj and Minor Irrigation in Government of Uttarakhand. He was also elected as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1993. Singh represents Chakrata assembly. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Dharampal Singh Malik in a small village, Bidhal Tehsil Gohana, Sonipat District of Haryana. He was a member of the 8th Lok Sabha (1984–1989) representing the Sonipat. Later, he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha (1991–1996). He was President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (1992–97). He also became Member of legislative assembly from Gohana (2005–2008). He completed his Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Laws from University of Delhi, he also studied from DB High School Bhainswal Kalan, Sonipat, Arya College, Panipat.
Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress party from Madhya Pradesh. Hailing from the Chambal region, he has been a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Bhind constituency since 1990. Previously, he had served the 13th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly as the deputy leader of the opposition and as the leader of the opposition. Prior to that, he was a minister in Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh's cabinet between 1998 and 2003.
Amrik Singh Aliwal is a grassroots Indian politician who started his political innings as the Sarpanch of Village Aliwal which falls in District Ludhiana. He was imprisoned for six months in 1994 for an agitation regarding democratic rights of the people. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal and remained the Lok Sabha member from Ludhiana for two terms. On 14 December 2021, he joined Punjab Lok Congress.
Amit Chavda is an Indian politician from Gujarat, India. He is also a Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
Dr. Harjot Kamal Singh is an Indian politician. Currently, He is an member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly representing the Moga Constituency Assembly since 2017 and is associated with Bharatiya Janta Party. By profession, he is an Ayurvedic doctor and runs a rural hospital under the name of "Bhai Bishan Singh Memorial Bharj Hospital at Ajitwal (Moga).
