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1 National  



1.1  NehruGandhi family  







2 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana  





3 Assam  



3.1  Gogoi Family  







4 Bihar  



4.1  Mehta Family  





4.2  Chaudhary Family  





4.3  Prasad Family  





4.4  Verma Family  





4.5  Kushwaha Family  





4.6  Yadav family  





4.7  Mishra family  





4.8  Sinha family  







5 Chhattisgarh  



5.1  Jogi family  





5.2  Shukla family  





5.3  Kashyap family  





5.4  Singh (Raman) family  







6 Goa  



6.1  Alemao family  





6.2  Bandodkar family  





6.3  Dhavalikar family  





6.4  D'Souza family  





6.5  Fernandes family  





6.6  Gauns family  





6.7  Lobo family  





6.8  Monserrate family  





6.9  Rane family  





6.10  Saldanha family  





6.11  Sequeira family  





6.12  Shet family  





6.13  Vaz family  





6.14  Zantye family  







7 Gujarat  



7.1  Patel family  







8 Haryana  



8.1  Hooda Family  





8.2  Devi Lal family  





8.3  Bansi Lal family  





8.4  Bhajan Lal family  







9 Himachal Pradesh  



9.1  Singh (Virbhadra) family  





9.2  Dhumal family  





9.3  Sukh Ram family  







10 Jammu and Kashmir  



10.1  Abdullah family  





10.2  Sayeed family  





10.3  Lone family  







11 Jharkhand  



11.1  Soren family  





11.2  Verma family  







12 Karnataka  



12.1  Devegowda family  





12.2  Annasaheb Shankar Jolle  







13 Kerala  





14 Madhya Pradesh  



14.1  Singh family (Churhat)  





14.2  Chaudhary family  





14.3  Chaturvedi family  





14.4  Nath family  





14.5  MP Singh family  





14.6  Vajpayee family  







15 Maharashtra  



15.1  Ambedkar family  





15.2  Thackeray family  





15.3  Pawar family  







16 Odisha  



16.1  Patnaik family  





16.2  Biswal family  







17 Puducherry  



17.1  Reddiar family  





17.2  Farook family  







18 Punjab  



18.1  Former royal family of Patiala  





18.2  Badal Family  





18.3  Majithia Family  





18.4  Kairon Family  





18.5  Khaira family  





18.6  Khanna family  





18.7  Mann Family  





18.8  Royal Family of Sarai Naga  





18.9  Talwandi family  





18.10  Bajwa Family  







19 Rajasthan  



19.1  Former royal family of Alwar  





19.2  Singh Family  





19.3  The Beniwal Family (Jats)  





19.4  Bishnoi family  





19.5  Gehlot family  





19.6  Maderna family  





19.7  Meena family  





19.8  Mirdha family  





19.9  Pilot family  





19.10  Raje family  





19.11  Sharma family  





19.12  Verma family  





19.13  Vishnoi family  







20 Tamil Nadu  





21 Tripura  



21.1  Singh family  







22 Uttar Pradesh  



22.1  Maurya family  





22.2  Chaudhary Family  





22.3  Yadav family  





22.4  Khan family  







23 West Bengal  



23.1  Subhas Chandra Bose family  





23.2  Dasmunsi family  





23.3  Konar family  





23.4  Banerjee family  





23.5  Bandopadhyay family  





23.6  Ahmed family  





23.7  Chatterjee family  





23.8  Sengupta family  







24 References  














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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

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Nehru–Gandhi family

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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

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Assam

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Gogoi Family

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Bihar

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Mehta Family

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Chaudhary Family

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Prasad Family

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Verma Family

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Kushwaha Family

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Yadav family

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Mishra family

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Sinha family

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Chhattisgarh

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Jogi family

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Shukla family

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Kashyap family

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Singh (Raman) family

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Goa

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Alemao family

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Bandodkar family

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Dhavalikar family

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D'Souza family

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Fernandes family

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Gauns family

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Lobo family

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Monserrate family

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Rane family

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Saldanha family

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Sequeira family

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Shet family

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Vaz family

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Zantye family

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Gujarat

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Patel family

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Haryana

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The Lal Trio denotes the influential trio of politicians originating from the Indian state of Haryana. Consisting of Devi Lal, Bansi Lal, and Bhajan Lal, these figures emerged as central pillars in Haryana's political landscape, shaping its governance and policies over several decades. Their collective influence not only garnered widespread recognition but also catalyzed the establishment of enduring political legacies under their surname. Integral to their political narrative is the phenomenon of "Aaya Ram Gaya Ram" politics, a term originating from an infamous incident in Haryana's political history. This phrase encapsulates the practice of legislators frequently switching political allegiances, often in pursuit of personal gain or ideological convenience. The Lal Trio, adept practitioners of this craft, leveraged it to their advantage, further consolidating their hold on power and influence within the region. Other than the Lal Trio, only other family which emerged as the most dominant and influential family is the Hooda Family. Bhupinder Singh Hooda has served as Chief Minister of the State for two simultaneous terms and is a mass leader dominating state as well as national politics. His son Deepender Singh Hooda emerged as the youth icon of Indian National Congress and is carrying forward his family legacy.

Hooda Family

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Devi Lal family

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Bansi Lal family

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Bhajan Lal family

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Himachal Pradesh

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Singh (Virbhadra) family

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Dhumal family

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Sukh Ram family

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Jammu and Kashmir

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Abdullah family

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Sayeed family

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Lone family

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Jharkhand

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Soren family

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Verma family

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Karnataka

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Devegowda family

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Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

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Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle Former minister of Karnataka.

Kerala

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Madhya Pradesh

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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

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Ambedkar family

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Thackeray family

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Pawar family

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Odisha

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Patnaik family

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Biswal family

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Puducherry

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Reddiar family

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Farook family

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Punjab

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Former royal family of Patiala

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Badal Family

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Majithia Family

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Kairon Family

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Khaira family

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Khanna family

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The Khanna family is also closely related to the historical and former Patiala royal family.[31][32]

Mann Family

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Royal Family of Sarai Naga

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Talwandi family

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Bajwa Family

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Rajasthan

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Former royal family of Alwar

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Singh Family

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The Beniwal Family (Jats)

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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.[38][39]

Bishnoi family

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Gehlot family

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Maderna family

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Meena family

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

Mirdha family

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Pilot family

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Raje family

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Sharma family

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Verma family

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Vishnoi family

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Tamil Nadu

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Tripura

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Singh family

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Uttar Pradesh

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Maurya family

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Chaudhary Family

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Yadav family

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Khan family

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West Bengal

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Subhas Chandra Bose family

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Dasmunsi family

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Konar family

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Banerjee family

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Bandopadhyay family

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Ahmed family

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Chatterjee family

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Sengupta family

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References

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