The eighth child is expected in a few months and the couple hopes it is a girl.

'Despite coming from a Dalit community, but braving all odds, Behenji (Mayawati) emerged as one of the most powerful politicians of the country. We too belong to the Dalit community and want to have a daughter who could make her parents feel proud like Mayawati,' said Chandrasena, who came to know she was pregnant again a few days ago.

Like their parents, the children too believe they will be able to achieve big things one day due to their names. 'It may come late to us, but I believe all of us will attain popularity similar to that of the politicians,' said eldest son Mulayam Singh, who works as a private tutor in his spare hours to augment the family income.

While it remains to be seen whether the children will be able to live up to the names, all of them have become quite popular in the district, and Jalalpur is now known as the town where the 'politicians' family' lives.

(Asit Srivastava can be contacted at asit.s@ians.in)