By becoming the first Prime Minister of Indian descent in Britain, Rishi Sunak has written history. Boris Johnson, his former boss, and Penny Mordaunt were unable to secure the support of 100 MPs necessary to run in the elections. In the Parliament, Yorkshire's Rishi Sunak took an oath based on the Bhagavad Gita. He did so first among UK parliamentarians. His parents are both of Indian ancestry. In the 1960s, Sunak's parents, who were pharmacists, immigrated to the UK from East Africa. Usha Sunak, Sunak's mother, was a pharmacist, while Sunak's father, Yashvir Sunak, worked as a medical practitioner for the National Health Service. Akshata Murty, the daughter of Infosys CEO Narayana Murthy, is Rishi Sunak's wife. They have Krishna and Anoushka as their daughters.

Key Points

• By becoming the first Prime Minister of Indian descent in Britain, Rishi Sunak has written history. 

• In the Parliament, Yorkshire's Rishi Sunak took an oath based on the Bhagavad Gita.