The Bharatiya Janata Party is a political party in India,and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014,it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi,the incumbent Indian prime minister. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics,and its policies have historically reflected a traditional Hindu nationalist ideology;it has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). As of 17 February 2022,it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures.
Purno Agitok Sangma was an Indian politician who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998 and Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990. He was the candidate for the 2012 Indian presidential election,supported by BJP,however he lost to Congress politician Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan,India's second highest civilian award,posthumously in 2017 in the field of Public Affairs and was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan from Meghalaya.
The Samajwadi Party is a socialist political party in India,headquartered in New Delhi. It is mainly based in Uttar Pradesh,with significant presence in other states as well.With a secular and democratic ideology,the Samajwadi Party believes in creating a socialist society,which works on the principle of equality.In 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election party won 32.06% vote share with 111 seats,Vote share was highest since party formed.the party was able make government 3 times,with one time full majority since 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.the party was fiveth largest party by vote share since 2019 general elections but it acquired less seats as compared to other parties.
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses:the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The president in his role as head of the legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha. The president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the prime minister and his Union Council of Ministers.
The All India Trinamool Congress,colloquially the Trinamool Congress is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee,the current Chief Minister of West Bengal,who has led the state since 2011. It is currently the third largest party in Parliament with 23 members in Lok Sabha and 13 members in Rajya Sabha and 235 MLAs in State legislative assemblies of India,just after BJP and INC. In 2016 the Election Commission recognised TMC as a national political party.
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.
Tarun Gogoi was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral victories and was the longest serving chief minister of the state. During his tenure as the chief minister,he is credited with ending militant insurgency and mitigating violence in addition to improving the state's fiscal condition.
Santosh Mohan Dev,was an Indian political leader and a key member of the Indian National Congress. Mr. Dev was first elected to the Parliament in 1980,the first of his seven terms in office as the Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha. Out of these seven,he has represented Silchar constituency,Assam five times and he was elected from Tripura West constituency twice. Mr Dev has the rare distinction of being elected from two different states.
Sushma Swaraj was an Indian lawyer,politician,and diplomat who served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. She is only the second person to complete the 5 year term as Minister of External Affairs after Jawaharlal Nehru. Being a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party,she was the second woman to hold the office,after Indira Gandhi. She was elected seven times as a Member of Parliament and three times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. At the age of 25 in 1977,she became the youngest cabinet minister of the Indian state of Haryana. She also served as 5th Chief Minister of Delhi for a short duration in 1998 and became the first female Chief Minister of Delhi.
Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan is an Indian politician. She was The Deputy general-secretary of the DMK and the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. She was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India,representing the Tiruchengode constituency of Tamil Nadu as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party. She was previously elected to the Modakurichi constituency of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1977,1996 elected to the Erode constituency of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1989.
Sarbananda Sonowal is an Indian politician from Assam who is the current Cabinet Minister of Ports,Shipping and Waterways and Cabinet Minister of AYUSH in the Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Assam and also a member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs. He is a former Chief Minister of Assam and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) in Assam Legislative Assembly. Sonowal earlier served as the Assam state President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2012 to 2014 and again in 2015 to 2016. He has also served as the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs,Government of India,from 2014 to 2016. He was chosen to be the Chief Minister of Assam after the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election and he became the first Chief Minister of Assam from Bharatiya Janata Party. During the cabinet reshuffle on 7 July 2021,he was inducted Cabinet minister in the 2nd Modi Cabinet.
Bijoya Chakravarty,is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.
Ranee Narah is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam,and former Rajya Sabha MP for the state between 2016-2022. She was previously a three-term Lok Sabha MP from Lakhimpur constituency,1998-2004 and 2009-2014,and Minister of State in the Union Tribal Affairs ministry from 2012 to 2014.
Jogendra Nath Hazarika was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 9 September 1979 to 11 December 1979. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from the Dibrugarh constituency,Assam in 1951,1957,1962 and 1967. He was also a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly and Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.
Bonily Khongmen was an Indian politician in the Indian National Congress Party. She was elected to the Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from the Autonomous District constituency Assam in 1952. She was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha.She was also the Deputy Speaker in Assam assembly.
Nibaran Chandra Laskar was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha lower house of the Parliament of India from the Cachar,Assam in 1952 and 1957. Laskar was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.
Drupad Borgohain was an Indian politician. He was a veteran leader of the left-wing in the Assam state. As of 2014 he was the secretary of the Assam State Council of the Communist Party of India (CPI),a position he held since 1987. As of 2010 he served as president of Assam state council of All India Kisan Sabha.
Nurul Huda was an Indian politician,former Member of Parliament and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Assam. A leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),Nurul Huda belonged to the Central Committee of the party.
Mahua Moitra is an Indian politician and a Member of parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Krishnanagar,West Bengal. She contested and won the seat in the 2019 Indian general election as an All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) party candidate.
Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament,representing Gauhati,Assam in the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.
