The Samajwadi Party is a socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. The Samajwadi Party is currently led by former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. As of 2024, it is currently the third-largest political party in India, and the largest party in Uttar Pradesh.
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 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal Secular, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, 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 Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner. The Speaker of the sixteenth assembly is Kultar Singh Sandhwan. The meeting place of the Legislative Assembly since 6 March 1961 is the Vidhan Bhavan in Chandigarh.
The Government of Himachal Pradesh also known as the State Government of Himachal Pradesh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It consists of an executive branch, led by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, a judiciary and a legislative branch.
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Rajeev Bindal is the President of Himachal Pradesh BJP. He is five term member of the HP legislative assembly and has been the speaker of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. He is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bindal was a minister of health and family welfare in Government of Himachal Pradesh, India.
The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The seat of the Assembly is at Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
Gulab Singh Thakur is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a former speaker and deputy chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.
Rakesh Singha is an Indian communist politician and a former member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Fatehpur is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is a part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.
Narinder Thakur is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Hamirpur assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh. He has defeated Kuldeep Singh Pathania of INC by 7231 votes.
The 13th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh was formed following the 2017 Assembly election for all 68 seats in the unicameral legislature. The term of 13th Assembly expired in December 2022, and the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was conducted to form the 14th Himachal Pradesh Assembly.
Vikramaditya Singh is an Indian politician, who currently serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Shimla Rural constituency. He is the son of the former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Late Virbhadra Singh. His mother is Pratibha Singh, who was a Member of Parliament from Mandi, Lok Sabha Constituency.
Bhawani Singh Pathania is an Indian politician and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Fatehpur in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. He won over Indian National Congress ticket and Symbol.
Sujan Singh Pathania was an Indian politician. He served as minister and sitting legislator, from Jawali and Fatehpur Assembly constituency.
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is an Indian politician. He is serving as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. As a member of Indian National Congress, he is a 4-time and incumbent MLA from Nadaun assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh. He was the president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee from 2013 to 2019.
The 14th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh is formed following the 2022 Assembly election for all 68 seats in the unicameral legislature. In December 2027, the 14th Assembly's term will come to an end.
Hoshyar Singh is an Indian politician, who currently serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Dehra Assembly constituency. Hoshyar Singh won from Dehra constituency in 2017 state assembly elections as an independent candidate. He joined BJP in June, 2022.
Kuldeep Singh Pathania is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress, He is the current Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Vinay Kumar is an Indian politician, social worker, incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly for Sri Renukaji Assembly constituency and ongoing deputy speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Former Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Himachal Pradesh. He is also serving as Working president of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee.
