Hanuman Beniwal's father, Ramdev Chaudhary, served as a three-time MLA from Mundwa (Nagaur) Assembly in Rajasthan. |
He became the President of Rajasthan College in 1994 and 1995, followed by being elected as the President of Rajasthan Law College in 1996 and Rajasthan University in 1997. |
In 2003, Beniwal ran as an independent candidate in the assembly elections for the Mundwa constituency in Rajasthan but lost by 2,000 votes. |
He led a protest after becoming the President of Rajasthan University to secure an additional 5% marks for rural students aiming to attend school. |
Beniwal, a farming leader in Nagaur, contested and won the 2008 assembly elections from the Khinvsar constituency on the BJP ticket. |
In 2011, Beniwal was suspended from the BJP after accusing Vasundhara Raje and Rajendra Rathore of corruption in Rajasthan. |
Following his suspension, he organized five 'Kisan Hunkar Maha Rallies' and won the 2013 assembly elections as an Independent candidate. |
In 2015, NSUI protested at Rajasthan University over the treatment of students who were demonstrating against an attack on Beniwal. |
He founded the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) in 2018, winning the Khinvsar MLA seat that year and becoming an MP in 2019 from Nagaur. |
Before aligning with the BJP, Beniwal explored alliances with various parties for the 2019 elections but eventually joined hands with the BJP. |
In 2020, he resigned from three parliamentary committees in solidarity with protesting farmers against the new farming laws. |