Gajendra Singh Shaktawat was an Indian politician and MLA from Vallabhnagar,Udaipur. He was the son of former home minister Gulab Singh Shaktawat.
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.
Mohan Lal Sukhadia was an Indian politician,who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state for 17 years (1954–1971). He became chief minister at the age of 38 and was responsible for bringing major reforms and developments in Rajasthan. For this,he is still widely revered as the "founder of modern Rajasthan".
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.
Girija Vyas is an Indian politician,poet and author. She was a Member of the 15th Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India,from the Chittorgarh constituency and former president of National Commission for Women of India.
Kailash Chandra Meghwal is a former Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,former union minister of state in Government of India and a national vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the MLA of Shahpura,Bhilwara constituency of Rajasthan in 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly &Ex-MP Tonk constituency of Rajasthan in 14th Lok Sabha. He was minister of state for social justice and empowerment from 2003 to 2004.
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.
The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA),headquartered in Jaipur,is the governing body of Cricket in the state of Rajasthan. RCA administers the game of cricket in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The Rajasthan Cricket Association was founded in 1931 at Ajmer and is formerly known as the Rajputana cricket association.
Raghuvir Singh Meena is an Indian National Congress leader and member of Congress Working Committee (CWC),the highest decision-making body of the Indian National Congress.
Mahendra Singh Mewar is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. He is the eldest son of Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar. Mahendra and his brother Arvind both claim to be the 76th custodian of the House of Mewar. Maharanas of Udaipur are considered not rulers but custodians of the kingdom on behalf of Sri Eklingji.
Politics of Rajasthan is mainly dominated by two parties,the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress. The current government in Rajasthan is that of the Bhartiya Janata Party and Bhajan Lal Sharma is the Chief Minister.
Ch. Birender Singh is a senior Indian political leader and a well-known face in Indian Politics. He lately served as Minister of Rural Development,Panchayati Raj,Sanitation &Drinking Water from 2014 to 2016 and later as the Union Minister of Steel from 2016 to 2019 in the Narendra Modi led NDA Government in India.
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.
Kalyan Singh Chauhan was an Indian politician.
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.
On 25 September 2022 at around 9 PM (IST),82 MLAs of the Indian National Congress supporting Ashok Gehlot,Chief Minister of Rajasthan suddenly went to Speaker of the House,C. P. Joshi's residence in Jaipur and gave their resignation to oppose the decision of making Sachin Pilot as Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Vishvaraj Singh Mewar is an Indian politician and crown prince of House of Mewar,Rajasthan. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as MLA from Nathdwara constituency. He defeated incumbent C.P. Joshi,five-term incumbent MLA and also current Speaker of the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha.
