The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) is the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),one of the two major political parties in India,and formerly the youth wing of the dissolved Janata Party (1978-1980). It was founded in 1978,and its first national president was Kalraj Mishra. It is the largest political youth organization in the world.
Politics in reorganised present-day Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties –Indian National Congress,Aam Aadmi Party and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). Since 1967,Chief Minister of Punjab has been predominantly from Jat Sikh community despite its 21 percent state population. Exceptions are Giani Zail Singh,the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to Ramgarhia community that has population of 6 percent and is a part of significant OBC community having population of 31.3 percent in the state and Charanjit Singh Channi who held the position for 111 days from 20 September 2021 to 16 March 2022 and was from Scheduled Caste(Dalit) who have 32 percent population in the state. Other prominent party is Bahujan Samaj Party especially in Doaba region founded by Kanshi Ram of Rupnagar district. In 1992 BSP won 9 seats Vidhan Sabha elections. Also BSP won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in 1996 general elections and only Garhshanker seat in 1997 Vidhan Sabha elections. Communist parties too have some influence in the Malwa area. In the 2014 general elections,the first-time contesting Aam Aadmi Party got 4 out of 13 seats in Punjab by winning 34 of the total 117 assembly segments,coming second in 7,third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments. The support for the Aam Aadmi Party increased later in Punjab. The current Government was elected in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections and the AAP won 92 out of 117 Assembly seats with Bhagwant Mann as the Chief Minister. The Congress flows down to get only 18 seats.
Ajoy Kumar a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer,was elected as the MP in the 15th Lok Sabha,from the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency. He is the AICC In-charge of 3 states namely Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee,Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee and Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee. He is a member of the CWC. He is also the National Spokesperson of Indian National Congress. He was also the Former President of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
Sanjay Singh is an Indian politician who has served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Delhi since 2018. He is the national spokesperson for the Aam Aadmi Party and the state-in-charge for Uttar Pradesh,Odisha and Rajasthan. Singh has been a senior leader of the party since its inception in November 2012 and is a member of the party's foremost decision-making body,the Political Affairs Committee (PAC). In oct 2023,he was arrested by ED on groud of laundering and his role in excise policy. His custody has been extended till 27 October. Earlier he challenge ED to arrest him and enquire his role.He joined hands with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his apolitical campaigns from the Right To Information campaign in 2006 to the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement led by social activist Anna Hazare. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha on 8 January 2018 from the state of Delhi.
The Aam Aadmi Party is a political party in India. It was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions,following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement.
Ajay Dutt is an Indian legislator from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar constituency in the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He has completed Graduation,MBA and Ph.D. scholar in Management. Before entering politics,he worked in an IT services organization and later established his own company.
Raghav Chadha is an Indian politician and member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is the youngest Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha from Punjab,India. He was the former Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board and MLA from the Rajendra Nagar assembly constituency in Delhi till 2022. Chadha has been elected as Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha. He is also a practising chartered accountant.
Anmol Gagan Maan is an Indian politician minister of Punjab government and Punjabi singer. She is the MLA representing the Kharar Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. She was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. Anmol Gagan Maan is also known as Gagandeep Kaur Maan. She is a Punjabi singer known for her Punjabi folk and Bhangra songs.
Harjot Singh Bains is an Indian politician of AAP from Punjab.
Chitra Sarwara is daughter of Nirmal Singh Mohra and a second generation politician. She is a member of Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal and presently appointed as State Vice President,Haryana since April 2023.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Punjab on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022.
Kulwant Singh Pandori is an Indian politician and a member of Aam Aadmi Party. In 2017,he was elected as the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency.
The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab or AAP Punjab is the Punjab state wing of Aam Aadmi Party and a recognised State party in Punjab. Currently,it is the governing party in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha.
Chetan Singh Jouramajra is an Indian politician,and a member of Aam Aadmi Party. He is Member of Legislative Assembly from Samana,was elected in 2022 Punjab assembly elections,and also serves as a president of Patiala district rural unit of the party. In 2019,he was shot saving a girl from kidnapping. In 2022,he won in Samana by margin of 39,713.
Narinder Kaur Bharaj is an Indian politician and lawyer,and the member of legislative assembly from Sangrur Assembly constituency. She defeated the incumbent cabinet minister Vijay Inder Singla of Indian National Congress in 2022 elections. Also,she became the youngest MLA in Punjab. She is also District youth president of Aam Aadmi Party.
Daljit Singh Grewal is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Ludhiana East Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.
Sanjeev Arora is an Indian businessman and politician from Aam Aadmi Party who is nominated for the upper house in the Indian parliament,Rajya Sabha. No opposition candidate opposed his election. His term in the Rajya Sabha as a member from Punjab tenure starting from 10 April 2022.
Aam Aadmi Party Delhi or AAP Delhi is a state wing of Aam Aadmi Party. AAP became a state party in Delhi in 2013.
Sandeep Jakhar is an Indian politician and member of Indian National Congress. He is currently serving as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Abohar. He defeated BJP Leader Arun Narang from Abohar in 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections. He is the nephew of Punjab BJP Unit President Sunil Jakhar.
