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Mamata Banerjee - 07 March 2012

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:41:17 +0530

Mamata Banerjee - 07 March 2012

Mamata Banerjee is the chief minister of West Bengal. She came to power after upstaging the 34-year long Left Front rule in the state. Fondly called 'Didi', she's known for her simplicity. She recently created a ruckus in a police station to have her arrested party members released.

Sheila Dikshit - 07 March 2012

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:41:17 +0530

Sheila Dikshit - 07 March 2012

Congress member Sheila Dikshit is the chief minister of Delhi. While her name has cropped up in some controversies, it was in October last year that her surname created a furore. A New Zealand TV show host mispronounced her surname 'Dikshit' making it sound offensive and went on to say some more unsavoury things about her.

J Jayalalitha - 07 March 2012

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:41:17 +0530

J Jayalalitha - 07 March 2012

J Jayalalitha is the chief minister of Tamil Nadu and belongs to AIADMK. Before stepping into politics, she was an actor. Her collection of more than 10,000 sarees and 750 pairs of footwear had gotten her embroiled in a disproportionate assets case last year. She later claimed that they were "mementoes."

Mayawati - 07 March 2012

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:41:17 +0530

Mayawati - 07 March 2012

Mayawati is the head of Bahujan Samaj Party and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The fact that she has had many statues erected in UP of herself and her party symbol- the elephant has been the centre of many a joke on social media sites. One of them goes thus - As a child Mayawati's favourite game was statue statue.

In a nation where saas-bahu politics masquerades as entertainment, there are quite a few women leaders who know how to keep the political machinery going. This Women's Day we look at some of them. - 07 March 2012

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:41:17 +0530

In a nation where saas-bahu politics masquerades as entertainment, there are quite a few women leaders who know how to keep the political machinery going. This Women's Day we look at some of them. - 07 March 2012

While Sonia Gandhi's Italian roots have often been a bone of contention, it cannot be denied that this 'Bharat ki bahu' has, to quite an extent, made her mark in Indian politics. She's the President of the Indian National Congress.