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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

Nehru–Gandhi family

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

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

Bihar

Main article: Political families of Bihar

Mehta Family

Chaudhary Family

Prasad Family

Verma Family

Kushwaha Family

Yadav family

Mishra family

Sinha family

Chhattisgarh

Main article: Political families of Chhattisgarh

Jogi family

Shukla family

Kashyap family

Singh (Raman) family

Goa

Alemao family

Bandodkar family

Dhavalikar family

D'Souza family

Fernandes family

Gauns family

Lobo family

Monserrate family

Rane family

Saldanha family

Sequeira family

Shet family

Vaz family

Zantye family

Gujarat

Main article: Political families of Gujarat

Patel family

Haryana

Main article: Political families of Haryana

Chautala family

Jindal family

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Himachal Pradesh

Singh (Virbhadra) family

Dhumal family

Sukh Ram family

Jammu and Kashmir

Abdullah family

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Sayeed family

See also: Saʽid and Sayyid
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Jharkhand

Soren family

Verma family

Karnataka

Devegowda family

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Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle Former minister of Karnataka.



Kerala

Main article: Political families of Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Main article: Political families of Madhya Pradesh

Singh family (Churhat)

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Chaudhary family

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Chaturvedi family

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Nath family

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MP Singh family

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Vajpayee family

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Maharashtra

Main article: Political families of Maharashtra

Ambedkar family

Main article: Ambedkar family
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Thackeray family

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Pawar family

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Odisha

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Main article: Political families of Odisha

Patnaik family

Biswal family

Puducherry

Reddiar family

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Farook family

Punjab

Main article: Political families of Punjab, India

Royal Family of Patiala

Badal Family

Majithia Family

Kairon Family

Mann Family

Royal Family of Sarai Naga

Talwandi family

Bajwa Family

Rajasthan

Main article: Political families of Rajasthan

Singh Family

The Beniwal Family (Jats)

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

Gehlot family

Maderna family

Meena family

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

Mirdha family

Pilot family

Raje family

Sharma family


Verma family

Vishnoi family

Tamil Nadu

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Main article: Political families of Tamil Nadu

Families in DMK

The Karunanidhi Family - DMK

The Durai Murugan Family - DMK

The P.T.R Family - DMK

The T R Baalu Family - DMK

The V. Thangapandian Family - DMK

The I. Periyasamy Family - DMK

The Anbil P. Dharmalingam Family - DMK

The K. Anbazhagan Family - DMK

The K. Ponmudy Family - DMK

The Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam Family - DMK

The N. V. Natarajan Family - DMK

The Arcot N. Veeraswami Family - DMK

The N. Periasamy Family - DMK

The K. P. P. Samy Family - DMK

The S. Sivasubramanian Family - DMK

The Families in Congress

The Rajagopalachari Family - Congress

The C.P.Ramaswami Iyer family - Congress

The Bhaktavatsalam Family - Congress

The Families in AIADMK

The M. G. Ramachandran Family - AIADMK

The O. Panneerselvam Family - AIADMK

Families in multiparties

The Kumaramangalam Family - Multiparty

The V. K. Sasikala Family - Multi Parties

Family in MDMK

The Vaiko Family - MDMK

Family in PMK

The Ramadoss Family - PMK

Family in TMC

The G. K. Moopanar Family - TMC

Tripura

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Singh family

Uttar Pradesh

Main article: Political families of Uttar Pradesh

Maurya family

Chaudhary Family

Gorakhnath Math family

Yadav family

Khan family

West Bengal

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Main article: Political families of West Bengal

Subhas Chandra Bose family

Dasmunsi family

Konar family

Banerjee family

Bandopadhyay family

Ahmed family

Chatterjee family

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