Top 10 Politicians in India of 2023

India is the world’s largest democratic nation where you can find a vast tapestry of Indian Politics. Throughout history, India’s political landscape has faced several shifts as parties and ideologies rose and fell. There are ample numbers of influential politicians who change the view of the country.

Following are the top 10 Politicians in India who are well-known and powerful at the same time.

1. Narendra Modi

2. Amit Shah

3. Arvind Kejriwal

4. Rajnath Singh

5. Mamta Banerjee

6. Rahul Gandhi

7. Nitish Kumar

8. Sonia Gandhi

9. Yogi Adityanath

10. Pinarayi Vijayan

1. Narendra Modi

Birth – 17th September 1950
Recently Narendra Modi is Prime Minister. He is a leader of the Bhartiya Janta Party, a Hindu nationalist voluntary organization, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Before Prime Minister he was Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and the Member of Parliament for Varanasi.

2. Amit Shah

Birth – 22nd October 1964
Amit Shah is a businessman who turned politician. Recently, Amit Shah is a senior BJP leader and he was appointed Union Home Minister and representative of the national parliament, Rajya Sabha. He is also known as Modi’s close adviser.

3. Arvind Kejrival

Birth – 16th August,1968
Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian politician and former government employee. He is Delhi’s chief minister and since 2015 he is the national coordinator of the Aam Aadmi Party. He got the award of Ramon Magsaysay for Leadership in a fight against corruption using the right to information (RTI) laws. Kejriwal is the fifth most-mentioned Indian leader on social media platforms.

4. Rajnath Singh

Birth – 10th July 1951
Rajnath Singh is also a member of the BJP. He is India’s Defence Minister. He also worked as a lecturer in physics. In politics, he has worked as MLA, MLC, MP, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Union Ministers of Agriculture, Road Transport, and Home-affairs.

5. Mamta Banerjee

Birth – 5th January 1955
Mamata Banerjee is the first female Chief Minister in West Bengal. She was also the first female to work as Railway Minister, Coal Minister, and the Indian Administration’s Minister in Charge for Human Resources and Development. Mamta Banerjee has a vast following in West Bengal.

6. Rahul Gandhi

Birth – 19th June 1970
Rahul Gandhi comes from the royal family. He is the great-grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru who was the first prime minister of India and his grandmother Indira Gandhi was a former prime minister. Rahul Gandhi is the son of the former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi. Recently Rahul Gandhi is a leader of the Congress party.

7. Nitish Kumar

Birth – 22nd February 2015
Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of Bihar since 2015. He is the leader of the Janata Dal and a former Union Minister. Nitesh Kumar has done mechanical engineering. He also has been associated with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and BJP.

8. Sonia Gandhi

Birth – 9th December 1946
Sonia Gandhi is the former Congress president. Sonia is the wife of Rajiv Gandhi who was a former prime minister of India. She was displayed as the most powerful politician of India from 2004 to 2014. Sonia Gandhi is a member of Lok Sabha in UP.

9. Yogi Adityanath

Birth – 19th March 2017
Yogi Adityanath is the Chief Minister of UP. He is the chief monk of the Gorakhnath Math (a place of worship in Gorakhpur). Apart from this, he is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. When he was a student he participated in several social activities and movements. Well, he is known for his association with Hindu nationalist ideology.

10. Pinarayi Vijayan

Birth – 21st March 1944
Pinarayi Vijayan is the Chief Minister of Kerala and he is the only Chief Minister of Kerla who got re-elected after the completion of five years without any hurdens. In the state of Kerala, he occupied important positions including Minister of Electricity and Minister of Cooperatives.