Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was an Indian politician who served as the 11th vice president of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on 21 July 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998. He represented several constituencies in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha from 1952 to 2002. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2003.
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 ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties, other national and regional parties such as Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal Secular, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 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.
Bulaki Das Kalla or Dr. B.D. Kalla, is an Indian politician from Bikaner Rajasthan. He is Former minister of Education, sanskrit education, arts, literature and culture & ASI in Rajasthan government.
Gulab Chand Kataria is an Indian politician who is serving as the 29th Governor of Assam since 15 February 2023. He was a minister in the Government of Rajasthan from 2013 till 2018, 2003 to 2008 and from 1993 to 1998. He is a senior leader of BJP in Rajasthan and is also a member of central working committee of the party. He hails from Udaipur and has represented it in 9th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament from Udaipur from 1989 to 1991. He was booked by the C.B.I. in the Sheikh fake encounter killing. He was also the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 2019 till 2023, 2013 to 2013 and from 2002 to 2003. He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan state unit from 1999 to 2000.He was also the member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Udaipur from 2003 to 2023 and from 1977 to 1986 and from Bari Sadri from 1993 to 2003.
Devi Singh Bhati is an ex-member of the 7th-13th Houses of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kolayat in Rajasthan state in India. He was a cabinet minister in the government. Bhati joined Bharatiya Janata Party in September 2023.
Randeep Singh Surjewala is an Indian politician from Haryana and a member of Indian National Congress party. He was an MLA in the Haryana state legislature until 2019 and a former minister. He held water supply and sanitation, parliamentary affairs, electronics and information technology, science and technology and public works as a minister in Haryana cabinet. In 2005, he was given the responsibility of Transport and Parliamentary Affairs and thus became the youngest minister in Haryana. He defeated Om Prakash Chautala in 1996 and 2005. As of December 2017, Surjewala is one of the official spokespersons of Indian National Congress party, and as of September 2021, is a General Secretary of the Indian National Congress and Party in-charge for Karnataka. In the biennial elections of the Rajya Sabha for the State of Rajasthan, held on 10 June 2022, Mr. Surjewala was elected as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, with his term to start on 5 July 2022.
C. P. Joshi is an Indian politician and a five-time MLA from Nathdwara, Rajasthan. He was born in a Brahmin family in Nathdwara, Rajasthan and he is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the current Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Previously, he was the Member of Parliament of India from Bhilwara in the 15th Lok Sabha. He was one of the first 19 members of India's new cabinet sworn in on 22 May 2009, despite being a first-time member of the Lok Sabha. As a union minister, Joshi held key portfolios like Road Transport and Highways, and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in the Second Manmohan Singh ministry. Moreover, he was also a Cabinet Minister of the Government of Rajasthan from 1998 to 2003.
Sidhi Kumari is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, representing the Bikaner East constituency. She has been serving as an MLA since the creation of this constituency seat in 2008. Previously, she was elected from Bikaner East constituency in 2008, 2013, 2018, and 2023 as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Govind Singh Dotasra is an Indian politician. He is the president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. He was appointed Minister of State for primary and secondary education, Tourism and Devasthan in 2018 Government of Rajasthan. Later on 20 November 2021 he resigned from his ministry post respecting Party's one man one post policy. He is a member of 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and a former chief whip of the Indian National Congress party in that Assembly. He is representing the Lachhmangarh constituency of Sikar district of Rajasthan since 2008 and has been a member of the INC since 1981.
Kolayat Assembly constituency is one of constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Bikaner.
Bhanwar Lal Sharma was an Indian politician. He was a 7th term Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Sardarshahar, Churu, Rajasthan. He emerged as a national figure in the Brahmin Samaj as he was President of All India Brahmin Federation since 2011. He was a Cabinet Minister of Indira Gandhi Neher Pariyojana in Rajasthan Government.
Hanuman Beniwal is an Indian politician and farmer leader, serving as the Member of the 13th, 14th, 15th & 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Khinvsar & former Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Nagaur since 2019. He is Founder, President and National convenor of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party.
Rooparam is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is elected Member of 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Jaisalmer constituency in Rajasthan. He was ex-Chief Engineer from PHED in Rajasthan. He is an Indian National Congress politician in Rajasthan.
Biharilal Bishnoi is a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and represents the Nokha assembly constituency in Bikaner District.
Mahendra Bishnoi is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Luni. He is a member of the Indian national congress
On 12 July 2020, around 19 members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, as claimed by the then Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot, flew to Delhi after disputes over different offices between rival factions of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, starting a governmental crisis in the state of Rajasthan.
Brij Kishore Sharma is an Indian former politician.
Samajik Nyay Manch (SNM) was a political party in India. Founded in 2003 by Lokendra Singh Kalvi and Devi Singh Bhati, it was established as a social-cum-political organization just before the assembly election. It was more active in Indian states Rajasthan and Haryana.
Chotu Singh Bhati is an Indian politician and a member of 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Jaisalmer constituency of Rajasthan. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a member of the 13th and the 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
Anshuman Singh Bhati is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, representing the Kolayat Assembly constituency as a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party.
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