India's politics of succession

Leader: Jaivardhan Singh

Political heir to: Digvijaya Singh, AICC general secretary and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister.

Credentials: A postgraduate from Columbia University, Jaivardhan is set to contest assembly polls from his father's pocket borough Raghogarh.

Quote: "Dynastic politics exists in a small form across party lines." - Jaivardhan Singh

Leader: Gaurav Gogoi

Political heir to: Tarun Gogoi, Assam chief minister

Credentials: A postgraduate in Public Administration from New York University, Gaurav is being spoken of as a possible candidate for Kaliabor Lok Sabha seat, currently held by uncle Dip Gogoi.

Quote: "Coming from a political family doesn't guarantee a victory in the elections. It's about performance." - Tarun Gogoi

Leader: Chirag Paswan

Political heir to: LJP President Ram Vilas Paswan

Credentials: A B-tech graduate in Computer Applications, Chirag entered politics early this year after his 2011 Bollywood debut Miley Naa Miley Hum sank without a trace. Party men hope his public speaking skills will shore up LJP's fortunes after a dismal show in the 2009 Lok Sabha and 2010 Assembly elections.

Quote: "Being my son, Chirag may have had an easy start. But he needs to surmount bigger challenges to prove himself." - Ram Vilas Paswan

Leader: Akshay Yadav

Political heir to: Samajwadi Party General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav

Credentials: Cousin of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Akshay is set to take on Congress MP and film star Raj Babbar in Firozabad Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 polls. Earlier he was in charge of several election campaigns including those of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh. A MBA graduate from Amity University in Noida, Akshay has already set his goals - "To take Samajwadi Party to its peak."

Quote: "Politics is in his blood though I did not think he would join politics. It was his decision." - Ram Gopal Yadav

Leaders: Afzal Siddiqui

Political heir to: BSP National General Secretary Naseemuddin Siddiqui

Credentials: Afzal Siddiqui was in charge of nearly 50 rallies Mayawati addressed across Uttar Pradesh during the 2011 Assembly polls. The BSP chief announced him as the party's Lok Sabha candidate for Fatehpur in 2014 even before he turned 25.

Quote: "Afzal is a loyal BSP worker. After seeing his hard work, Behenji (Mayawati) decided to give him a ticket." - Naseemuddin Siddiqui

Leader: Salman Anees Soz

Political heir to: Saifuddin Soz, president of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress

Credentials: A MBA graduate from Yale and a postgraduate in economics from Northeastern University, US, Salman Anees Soz in 2012 gave up a rewarding career at the World Bank to move back from the US after 18 years and join politics.

Quote: "I don't think Salman will ever need me to climb any ladder. He is highly competent and a man of great integrity." - Saifuddin Soz

Leader: Nara Lokesh

Political heir to: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu

Credentials: A graduate from Carnegie Mellon University and a MBA degree holder from Stanford University in US, Nara Lokesh joined TDP in May and now heads its youth wing. Mostly confines himself to his father's native Chittoor district, Lokesh is always armed with an iPad and is hyperactive on Twitter.

Quote: "It is for him to decide what kind of role he wants to play in politics." - N. Chandrababu Naidu

Leader: Dushyant Chautala

Political heir to: Ajay Singh Chautala and grandson of ex-Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.

Credentials: Dushyant is a graduate from California State University. With both father and grandfather in jail after conviction in a corruption case, Dushyant may contest Lok Sabha polls if they are held after he turns 25 or the Assembly polls for sure later in 2014.

Quote: "I have been around my father and grandfather for years and I can tell you that winning peoples' hearts is a very hard job." - Om Prakash Chautala

Leader: Parvesh Verma

Political heir to: Sahib Singh Verma, former Delhi chief minister

Credentials: Parvesh Verma was not included in the new team of Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel but an outcry in the Jat community, that he belongs to, forced BJP President Rajnath Singh to include him in the national executive. Parvesh is eyeing his father's constituency, Shalimar Bagh, for the Assembly elections.

Quote: "It's the people of Delhi, especially from the villages, who wanted me after my fathers death." - Sahib Singh Verma

Leader: Amit Jogi

Political heir to: Ajit Jogi, former chief minister of Chhattisgarh

Credentials: Amit Jogi joined politics "to reach out to the people's court after being "falsely implicated in a murder case in 2005. Amit wants to contest Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh this year-end."

Quote: "In six out of 10 cases globally, sons take father's profession. But no father can win the mandate for the son." - Ajit Jogi

Leader: Akash Vijayvargiya

Political heir to: Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya

Credentials: Akash Vijayvargiya is a postgraduate from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, US. Senior Vijayvargiya is expected to contest Lok Sabha polls next year, leaving his Assembly constituency, Mhow, for Akash.

Quote: "I have joined politics as it is a very big platform to serve my country and religion." - Kailash Vijayvargiya

Leader: Harish Khurana

Political heir to: Former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana

Credentials: The 39-year-old Harish is the media chief for the Delhi BJP.

Quote:"I have seen it all during my father's career-the highs and the lows. That's why power doesn't fascinate me." - Harish Khurana