Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. It was the ruling party in Sikkim from 12 December 1994 to 23 May 2019.
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 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.
The Bihar Legislative Assembly also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. The first state elections were held in 1952.
The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Sikkim state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok,the capital of the Sikkim state.
Indian Gorkhas,also known as Nepali Indians are an Indian ethno-cultural group who speak Nepali as a common language. They inhabit mainly the states of Sikkim,West Bengal,Northeast India and Uttarakhand,including their diaspora elsewhere in India and abroad. The modern term "Indian Gorkha" is used to differentiate the Nepali language Speaking Indians from Nepalis.
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim which is the ruling party of Sikkim since 2019.
Prem Singh Tamang,better known as P. S. Golay,is an Indian politician and former teacher who is serving as the 6th and current Chief Minister of Sikkim since 2019 and the founder and leader of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha since 2019. He represents the Poklok-Kamrang in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly since 2019,Upper Burtuk from 2009 to 2019 and Chakung from 1994 to 2009. Before forming the SKM party,he was a key member of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) Party.
The North-East Democratic Alliance was a political coalition that was formed on May 24,2016,by Bharatiya Janata Party. The motive of the new political front was to unite non-Congress parties in Northeast India.It merged with Indian National Congress on 10th June 2024. Himanta Biswa Sarma was appointed as the convenor of the front.
Harpal Singh Cheema is an Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dirba Assembly constituency located in Sangrur District,Punjab. In March 2022,he became first BobA to be a finance minister of Punjab. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party just before the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He contested and won the election from Dirba Assembly constituency against a popular Punjabi Kabbadi player Gulzar Singh Moonak from Shiromani Akali Dal and Ajaib Singh Ratolan from Indian National Congress. In July 2018 he was appointed leader of opposition of Punjab Legislative Assembly.
Hamro Sikkim Party was a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The incumbent president of this party is Bhaichung Bhutia. Its election symbol is a Whistle.
Sonam Lama is an Indian politician and monk in Sikkim. He is a minister in Second Tamang ministry. He was also a minister in First Tamang ministry.
Kunga Nima Lepcha is an Indian politician in Sikkim. He is the acting president of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM),incumbent member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly and the state Minister of Prem Singh Tamang ministry.
Samdup Lepcha is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly from Lachen-Mangan. He was reelected winning the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election.
Kyrmen Shylla is a politician from United Democratic Party and an MLA of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from Meghalaya,India. He is the youngest minister sworn in as one of the Cabinet Ministers by the then Governor of Meghalaya,Ganga Prasad,in the NPP-led coalition of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government in the state.
The Sikkim National People's Party (SNPP) was a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. Election symbol was Pen Nib. SNPP didn't have any relationship with Sikkim National Party (SNP) in same state or National People's Party (NPP) in the state of Meghalaya.
Delay Namgyal Barfungpa is an Indian politician.
Satyanarayan Sharma is an Indian politician,belonging to Indian National Congress. He completed his 7th term as an MLA,representing Raipur City Gramin constituency,Chhattisgarh. He has earlier served as a Minister in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. He was a pro-tem Speaker of the fourth legislative assembly of Chhattisgarh.
Gay Tshering Dhungel is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from the Upper Tadong Constituency. He is a minister in Second Tamang ministry.
Bishnu Kumar Sharma is an Indian politician from Sikkim. He is an MLA of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha from Rhenock (East) Assembly Constituency in Pakyong district. He won the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election.
Raju Basnet is an Indian politician from Sikkim state. He is an MLA from Namchaybong Assembly constituency in Pakyong district. He represents Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Party and won the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. He is Minister of Education,Sports &Youth Affairs,Law &Parliamentary Affairs Department in Second Tamang ministry.
