Sanjiv Arya Explained

Sanjiv Arya
Office:	Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Term Start:	2017
Term End:	2022
Predecessor:	Sarita Arya
Successor:	Sarita Arya
Parents:	Yashpal Arya
Alma Mater:	B.Com M.B.A
Constituency:	Nainital
Party:	Indian National Congress (2021–present)
Otherparty:	Bharatiya Janata Party (until 2021)

Sanjiv Arya is an Indian politician and member of Indian National Congress. He represented Nainital on a BJP ticket in the 4th Uttarakhand Assembly.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

He also happens to be the son of the former speaker of Uttarakhand assembly Yashpal Arya. The father-son duo joined BJP a month ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in Uttarakhand in the presence of the then BJP National President Amit Shah.^[6]

On 11 October 2021, Sanjeev and his father joined the INC in the presence of party leaders Harish Rawat, Randeep Surjewala and KC Venugopal in Delhi.^[7]

References

1. Web site: Nainital Election Results 2017 Live: Sanjeev Arya From BJP Wins. News18. 11 March 2017 . 2019-07-05.
2. Web site: Sanjeev Arya(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NAINITAL(SC)(NAINITAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. www.myneta.info. 2019-07-05.
3. Web site: 2017 Nainital - Uttarakhand Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates. India.com. en. 2019-07-05.
4. Uttarakhand Assembly polls: Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya, son Sanjeev Arya join BJP. Shalini Lobo . January 30, 2017 . India Today. en. 2019-07-05.
5. News: Joining. Congress. 11 October 2021. Uttarakhand BJP leader Yashpal Arya, son Sanjeev Arya join Congress. India Today. 11 October 2021.
6. Web site: 2017-01-16. Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya joins BJP. 2022-01-06. The Indian Express. en.
7. Web site: 2021-10-12. Uttarakhand minister, MLA son leave BJP, join Cong. 2022-01-06. The Indian Express. en.