8 Most Powerful Women Politicians in India

Nirmala Sitharaman - Finance Minister of India, first woman to hold the position.

Smriti Irani - Minister of Women and Child Development, the first woman to hold the position.

Sonia Gandhi - President of the Indian National Congress, the main opposition party in India.

Mamata Banerjee - CM of West Bengal, the only woman CM of a major Indian state.

Mayawati - Former CM of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous Indian state.

Vasundhara Raje - Former CM of Rajasthan.

Sushma Swaraj - Former Minister of External Affairs.

Brinda Karat - Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).