Satpal Maharaj
Satpal Singh Rawat (born 21 September 1951), also known as Satpal Maharaj, was a member of the lower house of the Parliament of India (15th Lok Sabha) for the Indian National Congress party. He left Congress Party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party BJP on 21 March 2014.
He is a founder of the Manav Utthan Seva Samiti, an offshoot of the Divine Light Mission, later registered as a non-for profit organization registered under Society Registration act of India, 1961. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 21 March 2014. His wife still continues to be a member of Indian National Congress (INC) party.
Family
Satpal Maharaj was educated at St. George's College, Mussoorie.
Divine Light Mission
The Divine Light Mission (DLM) (Divya Sandesh Parishad) was an organization founded in 1960 by Satpal Maharaj's father, guru Shri Hans Ji Maharaj for his following in northern India. During the 1970s, the DLM gained prominence in the West under the leadership of his fourth and youngest son, Guru Maharaj Prem Rawat.
