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.
Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India in the Second Modi ministry from 14 November 2018 to 7 July 2021. He also served as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India from 5 July 2016 to 24 May 2019 in the First Modi ministry. He is representing the Bangalore North constituency. He also held Ministry of Railways and other cabinet positions in the First Modi ministry. He also served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka.
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature is bicameral,comprising two houses:the Vidhan Sabha and the Vidhan Parishad.
Janardhana Swamy served as a Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) representing the Chitradurga Lok Sabha Constituency in the Parliament of India.
Kombarana Ganapathy Bopaiah is an Indian politician who served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been appointed as the pro tem speaker of the Legislative Assembly by the Governor of Karnataka.
Araga Jnanendra is an Indian politician previously served as the Minister of Home Department Excluding Intelligence Wing of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He is the Member of the Karnataka Legislative assembly from Thirthahalli constituency.
Belthangady Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka state in southwestern India.
Vasudev Sunil Kumar is an Indian politician. He is the member of the legislative assembly from Bharatiya Janata Party representing Karkala constituency. Before he served as Chief Whip of BJP Government in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. In November 2020,he was appointed the Co-Incharge of BJP in Kerala.
U. T. Khader Fareed is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 23rd Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly,since May 2023. He previously served as the Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Housing in Government of Karnataka.
The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar,following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya Kumar and a voter fraud scandal respectively till 28 May. The election saw a voter turnout of 72.13 per cent,the highest in Karnataka since several decades. The counting of votes took place on 15 May 2018.
Kolkebail Prathapachandra Hiriyanna Shetty is an Indian politician who was the chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council from 12 December 2018 to 4 February 2021.
Raja Amareshwara Nayak is an Indian politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Raichur,Karnataka in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Kamakshipalya Gopalaiah is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Excise of Karnataka from 21 January 2021. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi Layout in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of Janata Dal (Secular). Later,he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and won the by-elections same year.
J. Narasimha Swamy was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Doddaballapura in the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress,later as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the son of Former Textile Minister R. L. Jalappa. Latest
Hangal Assembly seat is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Haveri Lok Sabha seat.
Krishna was an Indian politician,former speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and member of the Janata Dal (Secular) from the state of Karnataka. He was born in Kothamaranahally village. He died on 21 May 2021 in Mysore,Karnataka.
Shorapur Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Bantval Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Valmiki Nayak was an Indian politician and a former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chittapur constituency.
Bhagirathi Murulya, 48,is the member of legislative assembly of Sullia assembly 16th constituency. She is a member of the Women and Children Welfare Committee. Prior to Bhagirathi,S. Angara consequently won the last six assembly election in Sullia legislative assembly. She belongs to Tulu speaking Adi Dravida community. Her financial background was very poor with total assets worth Rs 28.25lakh and she worked as a tailor and a teacher before becoming an MLA. She took take oath in the name of her family deity.
