The Lok Sabha elections battle intensified as the dates for the voting are round the nook. The top politicians, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Rahul Gandhi are finishing up election campaigns to woo voters by providing ballot guarantees. PM Modi, who is main the campaigns for the NDA (National Democratic Alliance), is on a streak of assaults towards the opposition events on a spread of points, together with ‘parivarvad’ or dynastic politics. Often, folks hyperlink the dynastic politics situation with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin and others. But, they usually omit girls politicians who additionally carry ahead their mother and father’ political legacy with equal ardour.
In the Lok Sabha polls 2024, a number of girls candidates, who are the daughters of distinguished politicians, are in the race to attain Parliament. From the daughter of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, Bansuri Swaraj to Bihar stalwart Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya, many ladies are placing up a tricky battle towards their rivals to fulfil their mother and father’ dream.
An inventory of daughters who are contesting Lok Sabha elections 2024
- Rohini Acharya: Daughter of former Bihar chief ministers – Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi – is debuting in politics by contesting from the Saran Lok Sabha seat, competing with sitting BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy. She is contesting the election on her household celebration RJD’s ticket.
- Misa Bharti: Another daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Misa Bharti was fielded from the Patliputra seat. She is presently a Rajya Sabha MP.
- Bansuri Swaraj: Daughter of BJP stalwart and former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, Bansuri Swaraj can be making a debut in electoral politics as her celebration fielded her from the New Delhi seat. Swaraj, who is a lawyer by occupation, changed sitting BJP MP and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi.
- Supriya Sule: Daughter of Sharad Pawar, the founder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), is locked in a singular ballot battle. She is contesting towards her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar from the Baramati Lok Sabha seat. Sunetra is the spouse of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Miniter Ajit Pawar. People are calling it a ballot battle of ‘Nanad vs Bhabhi’ in Hindi.
- Shambhavi Choudhary: Daughter of Ashok Kumar Choudhary, a minister and confidant of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Shambhavi Choudhary is contesting from Samastipur as the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas Paswan) candidate.
- Kadiyam Kavya: Daughter of former deputy chief minister of Telangana Kadiyam Srihari, Kadiyam Kavya is Congress candidate from Warangal Lok Sabha seat.
- YS Sharmila: Daughter of former chief minister Rajasekhar Reddy and sister of YSRCP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, YS Sharmila is contesting for the Lok Sabha seat from Kadapa. She is the president of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC).
- Daggubati Purandeswari: Former Union minister Daggubati Purandeswari, daughter of NTR, is contesting from Rajamahendravaram Lok Sabha seat. She is the Andhra Pradesh BJP.
- Pankaja Munde: Daughter of late Maharashtra stalwart Gopinath Munde is contesting from the Beed constituency on a BJP ticket.
- Mehbooba Mufti: Daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti is in the race to attain Delhi by contesting from from Anantnag-Rajouri seat.
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