sentences:  Sharma's political career has been boosted by his closeness to both Rajiv Gandhi, and after his assassination, his wife and the de facto political power center of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi.He has held seats in the Lok Sabha at the behest of both the Nehru-Gandhi family and the electorate.Satish Sharma was born on 11 October 1947 in Secunderabad, a city in the Indian state Telangana.