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.
This is the alphabetical categorised list of statewide,regional and local political families involved in the politics and various elections of Rajasthan state of India at state and National level.
Ashok Gehlot is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1998 to December 2003,then again from 2008 to December 2013,and later from 2018 to December 2023. He represents Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur as Member of Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan since 1999. He was a Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha from Jodhpur from 1991 to 1999 and from 1980 to 1989 and Union Minister of State for Textile from 1991 to 1993,Tourism and Civil aviation from 1984 to 1984 and Deputy Union minister for Sports from 1984 to 1984. He was also a national General secretary of Congress Party,in-charge of organisations and training from March 2018 to 23 January 2019. He was also made in-charge of Gujarat state in 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.
Captain Sachin Pilot is an Indian politician. Earlier he served as the MoS Corporate Affairs &MoS Communication &IT,Government of India,Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan and also President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. As Member of the Congress party,he has represented the Tonk assembly seat in Rajasthan since 2018. Pilot became the youngest citizen of India to become Member of Parliament.
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.
Bikaner West Assembly constituency is one of the 200 constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. This territory comes under Bikaner.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas is an Indian National Congress politician,who is Former Cabinet Minister of Food &Civil Supplies Consumer affairs Government of Rajasthan. He is also one of the Cabinet Ministers in the government,which is headed by Ashok Gehlot. Pratap Singh has held the post of the spokesperson of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee and president of Jaipur Congress since 2015,previously he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Civil Lines
Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication (HJU) is a state university located at Jaipur,Rajasthan,India. In similar name,but slightly different abbreviation of HJUJ,a university was established in 2012 by the Congress govt through an Act of the Government of Rajasthan which was closed in 2015 by the next BJP govt. The Congress govt returned to power in December 2018 and a new university for journalism and mass communication —HJU —was constituted through the State Legislature's Act No. 11 of 2019,at the premises of historical Khasa Kothi.
Divya Maderna is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. She is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and was elected as MLA of the Osian constituency in the 2018 elections.
Shanti Kumar Dhariwal is an Indian politician and Former Cabinet minister in Ashok Gehlot ministry and also member of 11th,13th and 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He also served as Member of Parliament of Kota (1984–89). And currently he represents Kota North as a member of Indian National Congress. In 2023,he defeated Prahlad Gunjal of BJP by 2486 votes to retain the Kota North seat.
Shri Parsadi Lal Meena is an Indian politician and Former Cabinet Minister of Health &State Excise in Ashok Gehlot ministry and also member of 8th,9th,10th,11th,13th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He also served as Minister of Cooperative and Food Supply for two terms (1998–2003) and (2008–2013). And currently he represents Lalsot Assembly constituency as a member of Indian National Congress.
Ramesh Chand Meena is an Indian politician and has Former Cabinet Minister Panchayati Raj &Rural development Government of Rajasthan and also member of 13th,14th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He currently represents Sapotra as a member of 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.
Pramod Jain Bhaya is an Indian National Congress politician from the state of Rajasthan. He Is Former Cabinet Minister for Mines and Cow Rearing in the Third Ashok Gehlot ministry. He is a three-time MLA,having previously served as an MLA from 2003 to 2008 and as a minister from 2008 to 2011 during the 2008 to 2013 term.
Ashok Chandna is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,representing the Hindoli constituency. He previously served as a member of the 14th and 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,representing the same constituency. Chandna is a member of the Indian National Congress party. He served as the Minister of State for the Youth Affairs &Sports Department,Skill,Employment &Entrepreneurship,Transport,and Soldier Welfare in the Government of Rajasthan from 2018 to 2023.
Govind Ram Meghwal is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. He is Former Cabinet Minister for Disaster Management &Relief,Administrative Reforms and Coordination,Statistic Policy Planning Department in Government of Rajasthan and Former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Khajuwala. He got elected as an MLA from Nokha,Bikaner first in 2003 and then again in 2018 from Khajuwala. He has also served as the Parliamentary secretary,State Minister Government of Rajasthan from 2003 to 2008. He was made the Vice President of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee in January 2021.
Madan Prajapat is an Indian politician from Rajasthan who has served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly since 2018. He previously served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2013. Prajapat represents Pachpadra as a member of the Indian National Congress.
The 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly was elected in 2018.
Shobha Rani Kushwaha is an Indian politician and a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Dholpur Assembly constituency. She was elected from Dholpur constituency in 2017 bypolls and consecutively in 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections,as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. Her husband Banwari Lal Kushwaha preceded her as MLA from Dholpur constituency in 2013 Assembly elections. She was expelled from Bharatiya Janata Party after it was revealed that she had done cross voting in favour of Indian National Congress candidate in Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. She is considered as a close accomplice of former Rajasthan Chief Minister,Vasundhara Raje.
