Prominent leaders born in independent India
Born on September 17, 1950, Narendra Modi led BJP to a thumping victory in 2014 general elections. He is polarising and a controversial figure across the world. Critics call him a dictator while supporters believe he could make India an Asian- Born on 10 March 1970, he is the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He is an alumnus of Sydenham College, Mumbai (where he did his B Com), although he did not complete it. He also holds the distinction of youngest CM of his state.
- Born on March 8, 1953, Vasundhra Raje is the first female CM of Rajasthan. Born into a royal family, she entered the political arena in 1985. (Photo: AP)
- Born on 16 August 1968, Arvind Kejriwal is often dubbed as the anti-graft crusader. He rose to fame when he formed the AAP in 2012. He was the 7th CM of Delhi for a brief period of 49 days. Criticized for his governance, he is seeking to be re-
- Born on June 11, 1948, Lalu Prasad Yadav, a prominent leader from Bihar, he was recently in news when he joined hands with rival Nitish Kumar in the state elections. Known for his funny dialect, he also managed to tickle a funny bone during his
- Born on January 5, 1955, Mamata Banerjee is currently the chief minister of West Bengal. Founder of the Trinamool Congress, she was the first woman to hold the office in the state. (Photo: AP)
- Born on Oct 22, 1964, he is the president of ruling party BJP. Shah was also Gujarat Home Minister in 2010 and during his tenure, he was accused of orchestrating two fake encounters.
- BSP supremo Mayawati. (Photo: PTI/File)
- External Affairs Minister - Sushma Swaraj
- Born on December 28, 1952 is currently the Union Finance Minister. A prominent BJP leader, he contested as the party’s candidate from Amritsar in the 2014 general elections, however lost to Congress’ Amarinder Singh (Photo: AP)
- Born on 19 June 1970, Rahul Gandhi is currently holding vice president post in Congress. After obtaining an M.Phil from Trinity, he worked at the Monitor Group, a management-consulting firm, in London. He is also an MP from Amethi.
- Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa addresses an election rally at Kangeyam on Thursday.
- President of YSR Congress, Jaganmohan Reddy (Photo: DC)
- Born on April 20, 1950, Chandrababu Naidu is currently serving his second non-consecutive term as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was the state's youngest assembly member and youngest minister at 28. Naidu survived an assassination attempt
- Born on February 17, 1954, K Chandrasekhar Rao is the first chief minister of India’s newly carved Telangana state. Rao formed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in 2001 to campaign for the separate state agenda. He has so far displayed a bizarre
Born on September 17, 1950, Narendra Modi led BJP to a thumping victory in 2014 general elections. He is polarising and a controversial figure across the world. Critics call him a dictator while supporters believe he could make India an Asian
Prominent leaders born in independent India
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