Explanation:

Scindia dynasty (anglicized from Shinde and also spelled popularly as Shinde in Maharashtra), is a Hindu Maratha dynasty that ruled the erstwhile State of Gwalior. The Gwalior state was a part of the Maratha Confederacy in the 18th and 19th centuries, and a princely state of the colonial British government during the 19th and the 20th centuries. After India's independence in 1947, several members of the Sindhia family became politicians belonging to BJP.

The Scindia dynasty was founded by Ranoji Shinde, who was a Maratha sardar of Peshwa Bajirao and from a younger branch of Shinde Patils from Kanherkhed. Prior to this they served as shiledars (cavalrymen) under the Bahmani Sultanate and played an important role in the state of affairs.