Take a look at the dirty phenomenon of dynasty politics (family politics) in India.
We define dynasty politics as the growing practice of close relatives or family members of established politicians stepping into the political arena and making a mockery of democracy.
Dynasty politics is an indicator of weak political systems like India, where politics is dominated by individuals rather than strong political institutions.
The practice of dynasty politics is not restricted to any one part of India.
Here are a few egregious examples of dynasty politics in India:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, Varun Gandhi
Who’s next - Raihan and Miraya (Priyanka Gandhi’s children)??
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S.B.Chavan
Ashok Chavan
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M.Karunanidhi (Tamil Nadu)
M.K.Stalin, Murasoli Maran, Dayanidhi Maran
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Laloo Prasad Yadav (Bihar)
Rabri Devi
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H.D.Devegowda (Karnataka)
H.D.Revanna & H.D.Kumaraswamy
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Vijayraje Scindia (Madhya Pradesh)
Madhavrao Scindia, Vasundhara Raje Scindia (Rajasthan), Yashodhara Raje Scindia
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Dushyant Singh
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Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla (Madhya Pradesh)
Shyama Charan Shukla and Vidya Charan Shukla
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Devi Lal (Haryana)
Om Prakash Chautala
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Mulayam Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh)
Akhilesh Singh Yadav
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Rajesh Pilot (Rajasthan)
Sachin Pilot
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Biju Patnaik (Orissa)
Naveen Patnaik
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S.Bangarappa (Karnataka)
Vasant Bangarappa
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R.Gundu Rao (Karnataka)
Dinesh Gundu Rao
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K.Karunakaran (Kerala)
K.Muralidharan and Padmaja Venugopal
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Sharad Pawar (Maharashtra)
Supriya Sule
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Jagjivan Ram (Uttar Pradesh)
Meira Kumar
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Charan Singh (Uttar Pradesh)
Ajit Singh
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Sheikh Abdullah (Jammu & Kashmir)
Farooq Abdullah
Omar Abdullah
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M.G.Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu)
Janaki Ramachandran
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N.T.Rama Rao (Andhra Pradesh)
Chandrababu Naidu, Daggubati Purandareswari
Besides, there are so many other Father-son/ Father-Daughter duo which can be included in this list...

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