This is a partial listing of prominent political families of India.
However Royal families (who inherit their position automatically) are not included, unless certain later descendants have played political roles in a republican structure.
Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty
Note: The Gandhi surname comes from Feroze Gandhi, the husband of Indira, and is not related to Mahatma Gandhi. See main article The Nehru–Gandhi family
Motilal Nehru (Freedom Fighter, politician and lawyer) (Father)
Jawaharlal Nehru (Freedom Fighter, First Indian PM, Prime Minister, 1947–1964) (Son of Motilal)
Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister, 1966–1977 and 1980–1984) (Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru)
Rajiv Gandhi (Prime Minister, 1984–1989) (Son of Indira Gandhi)
Sonia Gandhi, (President of the Indian National Congress party), Led Indian National Congress to victory in two successive Lok Sabha Elections, could not become PM despite wanting to become Prime Minister of India, wife of Rajiv Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi (politician, Member of Parliament) (Vice President - Indian National Congress party)- (Son of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi)
Priyanka Gandhi (political activist) - (daughter of Rajiv Gandhi)
Sanjay Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Indira Gandhi)
Maneka Gandhi (politician, Cabinet Member of Narendra Modi led Government ) - (Widow of Sanjay) - (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP)
Varun Gandhi (politician, Member of Parliament) - (Son of Sanjay) - (BJP)
Uma Nehru (Member of Parliament) - (Indira's cousin)
Arun Nehru (politician, ex-minister) - (Nephew of Indira, son of Uma)
Kamala Nehru, (wife of Jawaharlal, Congress leader)
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, (MP and diplomat) (daughter of Motilal)
Nayantara Sahgal, (novelist and political critic) (daughter of Mrs Pandit)
Political families of Kerala
Political families of West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Political families of Andhra Pradesh
Political families of Bihar
Political families of Tamil Nadu
Political families of Punjab, India
Political families of Maharashtra
Political families of Uttar Pradesh
Political families of Rajasthan
Political families of Haryana
Political families of Odisha
Political families of Gujarat
The Deve Gowda family
H. D. Deve Gowda (Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda), ex Prime Minister of India
H. D. Kumaraswamy (Hardanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy), ex Chief Minister of Karnataka. son of H D Devagowda
H. D. Revanna (Hardanahalli Deve Gowda Revanna), ex PWD minister Gov. of Karnataka. son of H. D. Devagowda
S. M. Krishna, Union cabinet minister (External affairs), ex Chief Minister of Karnataka
Political families of Madhya Pradesh
Jogi family
Ajit Jogi, former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
Amit Jogi, son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi
Shukla family
Ravi Shankar Shukla, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Shyama Charan Shukla, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Amitesh Shukla, son of Shyama Charan Rural Development Minister in the Chhattisgarh 2002/03
Vidya Charan Shukla, Minister of External Affairs
Kashyap family
Baliram Kashyap, member of Lok Sabha from Bastar
Dinesh Kashyap, son of Baliram, member of Lok Sabha from Bastar
Singh family
Raman Singh, current Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
Abhishek Singh, son of Raman Singh, member of Lok Sabha from Rajnandgaon
Jammu and Kashmir
The Abdullah Family
Sheikh Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah, Member of Parliament (wife of Sheikh Abdullah)
Mustafa kamal, MLA (son of sheikh abdullah)
Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (son of Sheikh Abdullah). Farooq's children:
Safia Abdullah, (married to a Muslim engineer Asim Khan)
Hinna Abdullah, (married in UK)
Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, former Union Minister
Sara Abdullah, (married to Sachin Pilot, Member of Parliament, former Union Minister)
The Shah Family
Ghulam Mohammad Shah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (son in-law of Sheikh Abdullah)
Begum Khalida Shah, President of Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference (Daughter of Sheikh Abdullah)
The Sayeed Family
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Mehbooba Mufti, daughter of Mufti Muhammed
The Reddiar Family
V. Venkatasubha Reddiar (Ex-Chief Minister of Pondicherry and Freedom Fighter) (Father)
V. Vaithilingam Reddiar (Ex-Chief Minister of Pondicherry) (Son of Venkatasubha Reddiar)
The Farook family
M. O. H. Farook (Ex-Chief Minister of Pondicherry) (Father)
M. O. H. F. Shahjahan (Former Education Minister of Pondicherry) (Son)
The Subbiah family
V. Subbiah, Indian communist politician
Saraswathi Subbiah, daughter of Subbiah and communist politician
The Kalvakuntla family
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, first and current Chief Minister of Telangana
K. T. Rama Rao, Son of Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao and Cabinet Minister for Panchayat Raj & IT, Telangana State
K. Kavitha, Member of Parliament, Nizamabad and daughter of Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao
T. Harish Rao nephew of K. Chandrashekhar Rao and Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, Marketing & Legislative Affairs for Telangana state
The Ajmal family
Badruddin Ajmal, member of the Indian Parliament from Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sirajuddin Ajmal, member of the Indian Parliament from Barpeta (Lok Sabha constituency)
The Gogoi family
Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016
Gaurav Gogoi, son od Tarun, member of the Indian Parliament from Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dip Gogoi, brother of Tarun, was member of the Indian Parliament from Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency)
The Barman family
Sudip Roy Barman, President of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee
Samir Ranjan Barman, son of Sudip and Chief Minister of Tripura
