Nehru-Gandhi family

The Nehru-Gandhi (नेहरू-गान्धी परिवार) family is a political dynasty in India, which has been dominant in the Indian National Congress for much of India's independent history. Three members of the family have been Prime Minister of India, and two of these have been assassinated. A fourth member of the family, Sonia Gandhi, is President of the Congress party and was Leader of the Opposition from 1999-2004.

Tradition

The Nehru-Gandhis are the most prominent example of the tradition of dynastic leadership in Asian democratic countries. Nearly all of these dynasties involve male political leaders being succeeded by their widows or daughters, as was the case with Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, and then with Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi.

Related Topics:
Asia - Democratic

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Other well-known examples in the region include:

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• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto-Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan
• Solomon Bandaranaike-Sirimavo Bandaranaike-Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka
• Mujibur Rahman-Hasina Wazed and Ziaur Rahman-Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh
• Benigno Aquino-Corazon Aquino and Diosdado Macapagal-Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Philippines
• Sukarno-Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesia
• Aung San-Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma