Harish Singh Rawat is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014 to 2017. A five-time Member of Parliament, Rawat is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party. As a member of 15th Lok Sabha, Rawat served as Union Minister of Water Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2012 to 2014. He also worked as Minister of State at the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (2011–2012) and Ministry of Labour and Employment (2009–2011).
The politics of Odisha are part of India's federal parliamentary representative democracy, where the union government exercises sovereign rights. Certain powers are reserved to the states, including Odisha. The state has a multi-party system, in which the two main parties are the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the regional, socialist Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Indian National Congress (INC) has also significant presence.
The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Gairsain, the summer capital of Uttarakhand. The total strength of the assembly is 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
Yashpal Arya is a 7-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh (twice) and Uttarakhand combined. He is a former Minister of Transportation, Social Welfare, Minority and Students' Welfare in the Government of Uttarakhand under Bharatiya Janata Party's rule. Currently, he is an Indian National Congress leader and member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He is a former Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly under Indian National Congress' rule. He was elected from Mukteshwar constituency in the 2007 Uttarakhand state assembly elections.
Dr. Harak Singh Rawat is a prominent political leader of the Uttarakhand state in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress after being expelled from the BJP in 2022. After joining Congress he negotiated an MLA ticket for his daughter in law, Anukriti Gusain, from Congress party and worked as a star campaigner in 2022 Uttarakhand General Elections. He became the youngest Minister of Uttar Pradesh State in the year 1991 and also won assembly election from Pauri. He has also won as an MLA from Rudraprayag, Lansdowne and Kotdwar and is one of the few leaders in the state with a wide appeal in a large area. He was the candidate of Indian National Congress from Garhwal in 2014 Indian general election. He was expelled from BJP and the Cabinet led by Pushkar Singh Dhami stating that he has indulged in anti-party activities and he is demanding ticket for his daughter in law (Anukriti) as well for the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022. He later joined Congress in the presence of former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.
The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 2nd Vidhan Sabha election of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 70-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three Independents to form the government. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.
The 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 3rd Vidhan Sabha election of the state of Uttarakhand in India. Elections were held on 30 January 2012 when Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 32 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government with the help of Progressive Democratic Front alliance. The Bharatiya Janata Party with 31 seats served as the official opposition.
Trivendra Singh Rawat is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand between 2017 and 2021.
Tirath Singh Rawat is an Indian politician, a former Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from the Garhwal constituency in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the party chief of Bharatiya Janata Party Uttarakhand from 9 February 2013 to 31 December 2015 and former member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Chaubattakhal constituency from 2012 to 2017. He was also the first Education Minister of Uttarakhand.
Madan Kaushik is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the immediate past BJP's state president in Uttarakhand and serving his fifth term as MLA from Haridwar constituency. He is the former spokesperson for the Government of Uttarakhand. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly from Haridwar uttarakhand. He served as the cabinet minister from 2017 to 2021 and also, from 2007 to 2012 in Bhartiya Janta Party government under the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri and Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. He was first elected as a member of the Legislative assembly in the year 2002 and subsequently in the year 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022. In 2017, he won the elections with a margin of more than 37,000 votes, thereby getting the 68% of the total polled votes. He further won 2022 elections to serve his fifth term by winning with a margin of more than 15,000 votes.
Vijaya Barthwal is an Indian politician from the Bhartiya Janta Party. She is one of the most senior and active politician in Uttarakhand. She is three term Member of the Legislative Assembly and had represented Yamkeshwar assembly constituency of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. She was in the Cabinet of chief minister B. C. Khanduri and Ramesh Pokhriyal's government. She is also served as the first deputy speaker of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
Bishan Singh Chuphal, also knowns as Vishan Singh, is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand. He is a six time member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from from the Didihat constituency in Pithoragarh district. He is from Bharatiya Janata Party.
Subodh Uniyal is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party currently serving as the Forest Minister of Uttarakhand. He was elected as a member of the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and again in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Narendra Nagar constituency in Tehri Garhwal district.
Kedar Singh Rawat is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand. He is a six time MLA from Yamunotri Assembly constituency in Uttarkashi district. He won as the Indian National Congress candidate in the 2002, 2007 and 2012 elections and later shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He retained the seat in the 2017 and 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, thus winning the Yamunotri seat for six consecutive terms in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
Balwant Singh Bhauryal - is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.Now he is second time member of 4th uttarakhand legislative assembly (2017-2022) elected from kapkot constituency of Bageshwar district. Bhauryal was also a member of 2rd Uttarakhand Legislative assembly. elected from Kapkot Bageshwar, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in India & State chief electoral officer.
The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the second Vidhan Sabha election of the state. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 71-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three Independents to form the government. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.
The 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the third Vidhan Sabha election of the state. Elections were held on 30 January 2012 when Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 32 seats in the 71-seat legislature and formed the government with the help of Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) and Independents. The Bharatiya Janata Party with 31 seats served as the official opposition.
The 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the fourth Vidhan Sabha election of the state. Elections were held on 15 February 2017 when Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 57 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government. The Indian National Congress with 11 seats served as the official opposition.
Mohan Singh Bisht is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand. He is a Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Lalkuan Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Starting March 2016, Indian state of Uttarakhand underwent a political crisis. The Indian National Congress Chief Minister Harish Rawat replaced Vijay Bahuguna as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on 2014. After a political crisis in 2016, the President's rule was imposed ending his tenure as the Chief Minister when 9 rebel Congress MLAs withdrew their support to the Harish Rawat government. On 13 July 2016, Uttarakhand High Court lifted the President's rule and reinstated the Harish Rawat government. Next day the Supreme Court of India stayed the High Court's order and the President's rule was imposed again that lasted till May. In May, Harish Rawat government was once again reinstalled and the rebel MLAs were suspended by the Speaker on the grounds of defection.
