Natvarsinhji Kesarsinhji Solanki was a politician from the

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

state of India. He founded the ''Charotar Kshatriya Samaj'' and the ''Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha''. He was elected to the

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, the lower house of the

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. Multiple political scientists, including Atul Kohli and

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, state that Solanki was a

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

, but Lancy Lobo says that his Rajput origin is disputed and that he was an elite Koli. He was running ''Charotar Kshatriya Samaj'', but later he was made co-editor of ''Rajput Bandhu'' periodical. Solanki and Narendrasinh decided to form an organization called Gujarat ''Kshatriya Sabha'' which would be for both Rajput and Koli castes.

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Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Solanki, Natvarsinh Indian National Congress politicians India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 Lok Sabha members from Gujarat 1915 births Year of death missing