Narendra Damodardas Modi was sworn in as the prime minister of India in May 2014 after leading the BJP to a spectacular win in the general election. Before becoming the prime minister, Modi served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014. He is a Member of Parliament for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
Narendra Damodardas Modi was sworn in as the prime minister of India in May 2014 after leading the BJP to a spectacular win in the general election. Before becoming the prime minister, Modi served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014. He is a Member of Parliament for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
Narendra Modi is one of six siblings. His younger brother Prahlad Modi is a fair price shop owner and president of the Gujarat State Fair Price Owner's Association
Lalu Prasad Yadav is the second among six siblings. Born in Phulwaria in Bihar to Kundan Rai and Marachhiya Devi, Lalu Prasad Yadav attended a local middle school before moving to Patna with his elder brother. After completing Bachelor of Laws and a Master in Political Science from B. N. College of Patna University, he worked as clerk in Bihar Veterinary College at Patna where his elder brother was also a peon. He is the President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, former Chief Minister of Bihar, former UPA Minister of Railways, and former Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha
Lalu Prasad Yadav had five siblings of which two are well known. His sister, Gangotri Devi, 75, died in 2018 a day after Lalu Prasad Yadav was sentenced in the Fodder scam case. His elder brother Gulab Chand Yadav died in 2011 after a protracted illness at his ancestral home at Phulwaria village in Bihar's Gopalganj district. Gulab Chand Yadav, aged about 75, was survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. He was a former block Pramukh of Phulwaria block. Image/YouTube
Omar Abdulla is a politician and the scion of one of the most prominent political families of Jammu and Kashmir, the Abdullah family, he became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, after forming a government in coalition with the Congress party, on 5 January 2009
Sara Pilot previously known as Sara Abdullah (Omar Abdullah's sister) married Sachin Pilot. She has two sons, Aaran and Vehaan and currently, resides in Ghaziabad. Image/YouTube
Sara Pilot previously known as Sara Abdullah (Omar Abdullah's sister) married Sachin Pilot. She has two sons, Aaran and Vehaan and currently, resides in Ghaziabad. Image/YouTube
Arun Shourie is an economist, journalist, author and politician. He has worked as an economist with the World Bank, a consultant to the Planning Commission of India, editor of the Indian Express and The Times of India and a Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the Vajpayee Ministry
Arun Shourie's sister Nalini Singh has been the anchor for several current affairs programs on Doordarshan, and is most known for her program, 'Aankhon Dekhi', on investigative journalism. Pic/ YouTube
Shashi Tharoor is a politician and a former career international diplomat who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and All India Professionals Congress of the Indian National Congress
Shashi Tharoor has two sisters, Shobha Tharoor-Srinivasan and Smita Tharoor. Shobha Tharoor-Srinivasan (on the right) is a Published Author of children's books and professional voice-over artist. Smita Tharoor specialises in unconscious Bias Training, leadership training and coaching. She is also the founder of Tharoor associates. Image/Twitter, YouTube
Ravi Shankar Prasad is a lawyer, politician and the current Union Minister holding Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology portfolio in the Government of India. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prasad represents the state of Bihar as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. During the NDA Government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's prime ministership, Prasad held the position of Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Mines, the Ministry of Law and Justice, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He is also a designated senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India
Ravi Shankar Prasad is a lawyer, politician and the current Union Minister holding Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology portfolio in the Government of India. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prasad represents the state of Bihar as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. During the NDA Government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's prime ministership, Prasad held the position of Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Mines, the Ministry of Law and Justice, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He is also a designated senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India
Ravi Shankar Prasad's sister, Anuradha Prasad is married to Congress leader and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and she is the Managing Director of News 24. Image/YouTube
Ravi Shankar Prasad's sister, Anuradha Prasad is married to Congress leader and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and she is the Managing Director of News 24. Image/YouTube
Manmohan Singh is an economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. The first Sikh in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. He has eight siblings
Manmohan Singh is an economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. The first Sikh in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. He has eight siblings
Out of all Manmohan Singh's siblings, his brother Daljit Singh Kohli was recently in the limelight for joining the BJP. Image/YouTube
Out of all Manmohan Singh's siblings, his brother Daljit Singh Kohli was recently in the limelight for joining the BJP. Image/YouTube
Mulayam Singh Yadav is a politician from Uttar Pradesh and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. He served for three non-consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1989 to 1991, 1993 to 1995, and 2003 to 2007 respectively and also served as the Minister of Defence of India from 1996 to 1998 in the United Front government. He currently serves as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Azamgarh. Mulayam Singh Yadav has two brothers and one sister
Mulayam Singh Yadav is a politician from Uttar Pradesh and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. He served for three non-consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1989 to 1991, 1993 to 1995, and 2003 to 2007 respectively and also served as the Minister of Defence of India from 1996 to 1998 in the United Front government. He currently serves as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Azamgarh. Mulayam Singh Yadav has two brothers and one sister
Of all of Mulayam Singh Yadav's siblings, Shivpal Singh Yadav is the most prominent as he is also a politician and four-time MLA from Jaswantnagar
Of all of Mulayam Singh Yadav's siblings, Shivpal Singh Yadav is the most prominent as he is also a politician and four-time MLA from Jaswantnagar
Uddhav Thackeray is a politician who is the chief of Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party. He is the son of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. He has two brothers - Jaidev Thackeray, Bindumadhav Thackeray. Bindumadhav Thackeray died in 1996
Uddhav Thackeray's brother, Bindumadhav Thackeray passed away in 1996 after a fatal road accident on the Mumbai-Pune highway. Jaidev Thackeray is currently engaged in a battle with the family over Bal Thackeray's will and has stirred up a number of unsavoury rumours by letting a few family secrets out in his confessions to the Bombay High Court. In Picture: To the right is a vintage picture of Bindumadhav Thackeray with his wife. To the left is Jaidev Thackeray in recent times. Images/YouTube
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He had two sisters Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Krishna Hutheesing
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was sent to London, as India's most important diplomat, after serving as Nehru's envoy to the Soviet Union, the USA and the United Nations. Pandit was the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in pre-independent India. In 1937, she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and was designated minister of local self-government and public health. She held the latter post until 1988 and again from 1946 to 1947. In 1946, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the United Provinces. Following India's freedom from British occupation in 1947 she entered the diplomatic service and became India's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949. She died in 1954. Krishna Hutheesing was an Indian writer, the youngest sister of Jawaharlal Nehru[1] and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and part of the Nehru-Gandhi family. She was married to Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing, who belonged to a prominent Ahmedabad jain family that built the Hutheesing Jain Temple. She and her husband fought for India's independence and spent a great deal of time in jail while raising their two young sons, Harsha Hutheesing and Ajit Hutheesing. In picture: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit to the left and Krishna Hutheesing to the right. Image/ WikipediaCommons
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![Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was sent to London, as India's most important diplomat, after serving as Nehru's envoy to the Soviet Union, the USA and the United Nations. Pandit was the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in pre-independent India. In 1937, she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and was designated minister of local self-government and public health. She held the latter post until 1988 and again from 1946 to 1947. In 1946, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the United Provinces. Following India's freedom from British occupation in 1947 she entered the diplomatic service and became India's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949. She died in 1954. Krishna Hutheesing was an Indian writer, the youngest sister of Jawaharlal Nehru[1] and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and part of the Nehru-Gandhi family. She was married to Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing, who belonged to a prominent Ahmedabad jain family that built the Hutheesing Jain Temple. She and her husband fought for India's independence and spent a great deal of time in jail while raising their two young sons, Harsha Hutheesing and Ajit Hutheesing. In picture: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit to the left and Krishna Hutheesing to the right. Image/ WikipediaCommons](https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/news/politicians-and-their-unknown-siblings/nehru-sisters.jpg "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was sent to London, as India's most important diplomat, after serving as Nehru's envoy to the Soviet Union, the USA and the United Nations. Pandit was the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in pre-independent India. In 1937, she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and was designated minister of local self-government and public health. She held the latter post until 1988 and again from 1946 to 1947. In 1946, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the United Provinces. Following India's freedom from British occupation in 1947 she entered the diplomatic service and became India's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949. She died in 1954. Krishna Hutheesing was an Indian writer, the youngest sister of Jawaharlal Nehru[1] and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and part of the Nehru-Gandhi family. She was married to Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing, who belonged to a prominent Ahmedabad jain family that built the Hutheesing Jain Temple. She and her husband fought for India's independence and spent a great deal of time in jail while raising their two young sons, Harsha Hutheesing and Ajit Hutheesing. In picture: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit to the left and Krishna Hutheesing to the right. Image/ WikipediaCommons")