India's Political Siblings

By: EjazUlHaqBhat

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The most prominent siblings in the current political landscape are Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. But they are not the first

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Their father Rajiv Gandhi joined politics after the death of his younger brother Sanjay Gandhi, and went on to become PM. He was assassinated in 1991

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Congress leader Madhavrao Scindia and his sister, Vasundhara Raje of BJP, demonstrated party rivalry within the family. Their sister Yashodhara is also in BJP 

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Another set of siblings who joined politics are Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, and Misa Bharti

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They are the children of Bihar's former chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi

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There are many examples down south, the Karunanidhi brothers (MK Stalin and MK Muthu) are a popular sibling duo

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The two were Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) first President M. Karunanidhi's sons

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MK Stalin's sister Kanimozhi is also his party colleague and a DMK MP

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Former Andhra Pradesh chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and YS Sharmila are siblings who are currently feuding, not just in politics

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They are the children of  YS Rajasekhara Reddy - popularly known as YSR - and YS Vijayamma

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Among the first political siblings in India's history were first PM Jawaharlal Nehru and his sister Vijay Laxmi Pandit

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