The Solanki (Devanagari: सोलंकी) was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th and 13th centuries.

The Solanki and the Chalukas of the later period are the same lineage. The original word may be Sulik, which was derived similarly to Chulik, meaning a palm^{[clarification needed]}, by the Brahman Priest at the Mount Abu fire sacrifice. Therefore, it was pronounced that the Chalukyas were born from the Palm (Chuluk) of Brahma. A grant^{[clarification needed]} of one Dharasen II of Vallabhi, mentions the Saulkikas, along with Pratisarakas, and Churoddharanikas. The last two words may be the antecedents of Pratihara and Chaudhari (two titles) respectively.

A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin.

The name Solanki derives from Chalukya the ancient Indian dynasty. The founder of the Solanki Rajput gotra is said to have born out of the Agnikund. During 543–566, Pulakesi I, established the kingdom at Vatapi (present-day Badami, Bagalkot District in North Karnataka). The Solanki clan-name is found within the Jat, Rajput and Gurjar communities of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Dinubhai "Dinu" Boghabhai Solanki (b. 1958), is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Junagadh, Gujarat. He came under media gaze after the RTI crusader Amit Jethwa was murdered; his nephew Shiva Solanki has been arrested as the prime suspect in the murder.

Solanki won the Gujarat Legislative assembly seat from Kodinar in 2002 with a margin of 2000 votes, and in 2009 was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha after defeating his Indian National Congress rival Barad Jashubhai Dhanabhai by a margin of 1.8%. He had declared assets of nearly Rs. 2 crores in 2009 He has a history of criminal charges and has complaints registered against him under Sections 323, 324, 325, 143, 147, 148, 149 and 504 of the IPC He also has a history of intimidating police officers investigating his criminal connections.

He is a close colleague of ex-BJP minister Amit Shah, currently in jail on charges of ordering the murder of Sohrabuddin Shaikh.

Since 2008, activist Amit Jethwa had filed six requests under the Right to Information Act, probing the activities of an illegal mining lobby operating in the Gir Forest National Park area. At the time, Jethwa was badly beaten up by goons, allegedly from Solanki's party.