Although India is a parliamentary democracy, the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism, possibly due to the absence of party organizations, independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party, or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national, state, regional, and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers, and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties, other national and regional parties such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal Secular, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Kerala Congress, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Indian Union Muslim League, AIMIM, and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families, mostly those of the party founders.
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The seat of the Assembly is at Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
Jai Ram Thakur is an Indian politician, and was the Chief Minister of the state of Himachal Pradesh from 2017 to 2022. He is serving his sixth term as MLA in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, winning continuously since 1998 and has previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party Government of Himachal Pradesh. Thakur was the Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj from 2009 to 2012. He is serving as Leader of opposition in current legislative assembly of the state. He is elected to Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Seraj Assembly constituency of Mandi district. He won his first election in the year 1998 from now delimited constituency of Chachiot (Seraj).
Barsar Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Barsar is also part of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency.
Ashish Butail is an Indian politician, tea planter and entrepreneur. He belongs to the Indian National Congress party, and has been elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Palampur since 2018. He currently serves as Chief Parliamentary Secretary in Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s cabinet.
Elections in India in 2021 include by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha, elections to legislative assemblies of 4 states and 1 union territory, and other by-elections to state legislative assemblies, councils and local bodies.
In March 2020, a political crisis took place in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, due to the resignation of 22 sitting MLAs of the Indian National Congress party from the state's Legislative Assembly. It eventually led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government and the subsequent formation of the fourth Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh on 12 November 2022 to elect 68 members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 8 December 2022.
Elections in India in 2023 were held in the Rajya Sabha, state legislative assemblies of nine states and several local bodies.
The 2024 elections in India includes the Lok Sabha Election and elections to the Rajya Sabha, to state legislative assemblies, to Panchayats and urban local bodies.
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is an Indian politician. He is serving as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. As a member of Indian National Congress, he is a 4-time and incumbent MLA from Nadaun assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh. He was the president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee from 2013 to 2019.
The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu ministry is the state cabinet of Himachal Pradesh headed by present chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of Himachal Pradesh. The oath taking ceremony of Sukhu was held in Shimla on 11 December 2022. Cabinet ministers took oath on 8 January 2023.
The Next Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election is expected to be held in November 2027 to elect all 68 members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is the incumbent Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
Ashish Sharma is an Indian politician who is currently serving as a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Hamirpur constituency.
Lokender Kumar is an Indian politician, social worker and incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly for Anni assembly constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, Lokender Kumar defeated the Kishori Lal of Indian National Congress party.
Ravi Thakur is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He is an MLA from Lahaul and Spiti Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in Lahoul and Spiti district. He won the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress and served till February 2024.
Davinder Kumar Bhutto is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kutlehar Assembly constituency in Una district. He won the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.
Chaitanya Sharma is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gagret Assembly constituency in Una district. He won the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress. Later, he was disqualified from the house and subsequently lost the 2024 by election on the BJP ticket.
