Here we take a look at the politicians who followed the footsteps of their fathers and went on to become chief ministers, like their fathers:
1. YS Rajasekhara Reddy – YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
YS Rajaskhara Reddy
State: Andhrapradesh
Term: 2004 – 2009
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
Present Ruling CM of Andhrapradesh
2. Hemant Soren – Shibu Soren
Hemant Soren
State: Jharkhand
Term: July 2013 to December 2014
Shibu Soren
State: Jharkhand
Term: first in 2005 for 10 days, then from 2008 to 2009, and again from 2009 to 2010.
3. SR Bommai – Basavaraj Bommai
SR Bommai
State: Karnataka
SR Bommai took charge as Chief Minister of the State on 13 August 1988 and his government was dismissed by the then Governor, P. Venkatasubbaiah, on 21 April 1989.
Basavaraj Bommai
State: Karnataka
Present ruling CM of Karnataka
4. HD Kumaraswamy – HD Deve Gowda
HD Kumaraswamy
State: Karnataka
Terms: 2006 to 2007 and 2018 to 2019.
HD Deve Gowda
State: Karnataka
Terms: 1994 to 1996 and from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997
5. Mulayam Singh Yadav – Akhilesh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav
State: Uttar Pradesh
Served 3 non-consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Akhilesh Yadav
State: Uttar Pradesh
Term: 2012 – 2017
6. Karunanidhi – MK Stalin
Karunanidhi
State: Tamil Nadu
Served as Chief Minister over five terms between 1969 and 2011.
MK Stalin
State: Tamil Nadu
Present ruling CM of Tamil Nadu
7. Biju Patnaik – Naveen Patnaik
Biju Patnaik
State: Odisha
Term: 1990 – 1995
Naveen Patnaik
State: Odisha
Present ruling CM of Odisha
8. Pema Khandu – Dorji Khandu
Dorji Khandu
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Term: 2007 to 2011
Pema Khandu
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Present ruling CM of Arunachal Pradesh
