It’s All in the Family

Lineage decides leadership in almost all opposition parties in India

J&K Peoples Democratic Party Founded by former Union home minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, it’s now run by his daughter and former CM Mehbooba Mufti Bahujan Samaj Party Inherited from Kanshi Ram, Mayawati is the only visible leader; her brother Anand Kumar is national V-P, his son Akash Anand is the national coordinator Telugu Desam Party

N.T. Rama Rao’s party. Son-in-law N. Chandrababu Naidu is the current chief, is likely to pass the baton to son Nara Lokesh All India Majlis-eIttehadul Muslimeen Set up in 1927, it was relaunched in 1957 by Abdul Wahed Owaisi. Son Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi took over, followed by grandson Asaduddin Owaisi J&K National Conference

The party’s reins have gone from founder Sheikh Abdullah to son Farooq Abdullah to now his grandson Omar Abdullah Rashtriya Janata Dal

Founded by Lalu Yadav. His younger son Tejashwi is the de facto head, but faces challenges from siblings Tej Pratap and Misa Bharati Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Former Tamil Nadu CM M. Karunanidhi headed the DMK from 1969 till his death in 2018. Son M.K. Stalin is the current president Nationalist Congress Party Founded by Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar. Pawar heads the party; daughter Supriya Sule and nephew Ajit Pawar play influential roles Samajwadi Party Founded by Mulayam Singh Yadav, his son Akhilesh Yadav is the current president. Both have been chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh Telangana Rashtra Samithi K. Chandrashekar Rao launched the party; son K.T. Rama Rao is tipped to be his inheritor Janata Dal (Secular)

The party was founded by former PM H.D. Deve Gowda. Son H.D. Kumaraswamy is now at the helm YSR Congress Party

Founder Jagan Mohan Reddy is the supreme leader; mother Y.S. Vijayamma is the party president