Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the
Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. During his lifetime he was widely expected to succeed his mother,
Indira Gandhi as head of the
Indian National Congress, but following his early death in a plane crash his elder brother
Rajiv became their mother's political heir, and succeeded her as Prime Minister of India after her death. Sanjay's widow
Maneka Gandhi and son
Varun Gandhi are leading politicians of the
BJP.