In Pics | Father-son duos who occupied CM’s chair in Govt of India

Here we take a look at the politicians who followed the footsteps of their father and went on to become a chief minister:

The appointment of Basavaraj Bommai as the new Karnataka Chief Minister, makes him join the club where a CM’s son went on to become a chief minister himself. Basavaraj's father, SR Bommai was also CM of the state for a brief period in the late 80s in the Janata Dal government. Credit: PTI & DH Photo

HD Kumaraswamy is another example, who also stepped into the shoes of his chief minister father HD Deve Gowda. Credit: DH Photo

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav served has Uttar Pradesh CM for three consecutive terms, his son followed in his father’s footsteps and held the same position from 2012 to 2017. Credit: PTI Photo

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy’s father YS Rajasekhar Reddy held CM’s position from 2004-2009. Credit: YSRCongress

Another set of examples are DMK’s M Karunanidhi and MK Stalin. While Stalin took oath as Tamil Nadu CM for the first time in 2021, Karunanidhi has held this position for five successful terms, from 1969-2011. Credit: PTI Photo

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna held the position of UP CM from 1973-1975 and his eldest son Vijay Bahuguna was elected as the chief minister of Uttarakhand in 2012. Credit: UP.org & Twitter/@vijaybahugunacm

Father-son duo of Biju Patnaik and Naveen Patnaik has held the chief minister's post in Odisha. Credit: www.naveenpatnaik.com/

Another father-son duo who held chief minister’s position are Shakarrao and Ashok Chavan. While Shankarrao held the post twice, his son sat on chair from 2008-2010 as Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Credit: Pinterest/AshokChavan

Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu’s father, Dorji Khandu also held the position of a chief minister of that state. Credit: Twitter/@KirenRijiju & DH Photo

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s father, Shibu Soren, was also the state’s chief minister. Credit: PTI Photo

Three generations of the Abdullah’s family has held the CM position in Jammu and Kashmir; Sheikh Abdullah, his son Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah. Credit: Twitter/@FeatOfStrength & PTI