Rajgir,meaning "The City of Kings," is a historic town in the district of Nalanda in Bihar,India. As the ancient seat and capital of the Haryanka dynasty,the Pradyota dynasty,the Brihadratha dynasty and the Mauryan Empire,as well as the dwelling ground of such historical figures as The Buddha and The Mahavira,the city holds a place of prominence in Hindu,Buddhist and Jain scriptures. As of 2011,the population of the town was reported to be 41,000 while the population in the community development block was about 88,500.
Nalanda district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the state of Bihar in India. Bihar Sharif is the administrative headquarters of this district. The districts is home to the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nalanda is located in the Magadh region of southern Bihar.
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.
Jagannath Pahadia was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was the former Chief Minister of Rajasthan,Governor of Haryana,and Governor of Bihar. He died on 19 May 2021 from COVID-19.
Bhishma Narain Singh was an Indian politician who served as the Governor of Assam between 1984 and 1989 and Governor of Tamil Nadu between 1991 and 1993.
Siddheshwar Prasad 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 Nalanda Constituency of Bihar in 1962,1967 and 1971. He was earlier a Professor in Nalanda College in Bihar. He was the Governor of Tripura from June 1995 to June 2000.
Dhruv Narayan Singh is an Indian politician active in Madhya Pradesh State of India. He was born at Rampur Baghelan in Satna district,to Govind Narayan Singh former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh who himself was son of first Prime Minister of Vindhya Pradesh Awadhesh Pratap Singh. He was an M.L.A. from Bhopal Madhya Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Dhruv Narayan Singh defeated Congress leader Nasir Islam to become MLA.
Satyadev Kushwaha is an Indian politician who is a leader of Janata Dal (United) party and a former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the assembly from Kurtha in Arwal district. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections he defeated Ashok Kumar Verma of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party.
Lakshman Prasad Acharya is an Indian politician,serving as the 17th Governor of Sikkim. Being affiliated to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP),he was a member of Legislative Council from Uttar Pradesh elected by the members of Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2023.
Phagu Chauhan is an Indian politician serving as the 20th Governor of Meghalaya. He previously served as the 29th Governor of Bihar. He is a former member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Ghosi,a seat he won a record six times,representing various parties like Lok Dal,Bahujan Samaj Party and Bharatiya Janata Party.
Ganga Prasad Chaurasia is an Indian politician who is former governor of the states of Sikkim and Meghalaya. He was a member of Bihar Legislative Council and was the leader of the opposition during the RJD regime. He also held the post of leader of the Bihar legislative council during the NDA rule in Bihar. He got associated with Jan Sangh and remained associated with the same ideology till date. He is an ardent follower of Arya Samaj and served as Pradhan (Head) of the Bihar Arya Samaj Pratinidhi Sabha unit. He is popularly known as 'Ganga Babu' in the political circle.
Jagdeep Dhankhar is an Indian politician and lawyer,serving as the current Vice President of India since 2022. He previously served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry from 1990 to 1991. He was a member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1991 and later a Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He has also been affiliated with multiple political parties in India,including the Bharatiya Janata Party,Indian National Congress and Janata Dal.
Second Manohar Lal Khattar ministry was the Council of Ministers in Haryana,a state in North India headed by Manohar Lal Khattar of the BJP from 27 October 2019.
Tarkishore Prasad is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as the 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from 16 November to 9 August 2022.He held the portfolios of Finance &Commercial Taxes along with Urban Development and Housing. He has been elected the BJP's leader in the Bihar assembly. He is currently elected as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Katihar constituency in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
Manik Saha is an Indian politician serving as the 11th and current Chief Minister of Tripura since 2022. He represents the Town Bordowali Assembly constituency in the Tripura Legislative Assembly since 2022. He was also the former member of Rajya Sabha from Tripura from 2022 until he became Chief Minister in 2022 and the President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Tripura from 2020 to 2022. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since 2016 and Indian National Congress before 2016.
Rampal Majra is an Indian politician and former Indian National Lok Dal MLA from Kalayat,Haryana. He was elected 3 times for member of Haryana Legislative Assembly. He was former Haryana Chief Parliamentary Secretary also.
Laxmi Narayan Sudhanshu (1906–1974) was an Indian writer,litterateur,poet,independent activist and political leader. He won the 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from an assembly seat in Purnia. He also held the post of Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1967. Sudhanshu is known for actively participating in the Quit India Movement in 1942. He was imprisoned in Bhagalpur jail by the Britishers.
The Second ministry of Manik Saha is the council of ministers headed by Chief Minister Manik Saha,which was formed after 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election which was held in 16 February in the state. The results were declared on 2 March and this led to formation of 13th Tripura Assembly.
Rajiv Jain is an Indian politician affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the State Vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party,Haryana. From 1996 to 1999,he was the Media advisor to the Chief Minister of Haryana,Bansi Lal. From 2018 to 2019,he served as the Media advisor to the Chief Minister of Haryana,Manohar Lal Khattar.
