Asom Gana Parishad
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Asom Gana Parishad (translation: Assam People's Council, abbr. AGP) is a political party in the state of Assam, India. The AGP was formed following the historic Assam Accord of 1985[5] and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13 to 14 October 1985 in Golaghat,[6] which also allowed Prafulla Kumar Mahanta who was the youngest chief minister of the state to be elected. The AGP has formed government twice once in 1985 then again in 1996. The popularity of AGP surged in the late 1980s but declined in the 2000s.[7]
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Asom Gana Parishad | |
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Abbreviation | AGP |
Leader | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
President | Atul Bora |
Secretary | Ramendra Narayan Kalita |
Founder | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Bhrigu Kumar Phukan Biraj Kumar Sarma |
Founded | 14 October 1985 (38 years ago) (1985-10-14) |
Headquarters | AGP Complex, Gopinath Bordoloi Road, Ambari, Guwahati - 781001 |
Student wing | Asom Chatra Parishad |
Youth wing | Asom Yuva Parishad |
Women's wing | Asom Mahila Parishad |
Peasant's wing | Asom Krishak Parishad |
Ideology | Secularism[1] Regionalism Historical: |
Political position | Centre-right |
ECI Status | State Party[4] |
Alliance | NEDA(2016-2019),(2019-Present) NDA(2016-2019),(2019-Present) |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 245 |
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 8 / 126 |
Election symbol | |
Elephant | |
The party split in 2005, with former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta forming the Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive), but regrouped on 14 October 2008 in Golaghat.[8]
The party won 14 seats out of 126 in the 2016 Legislative Assembly Elections; a historic win for the party. It shares power with the Bodoland People's Front and Bharatiya Janata Party.
Currently it is a part of North-East Regional Political Front consisting of political parties of the northeast that has supported the National Democratic Alliance (India). As of 2021, the party is likely to form an alliance with BJP in coming assembly elections as well.[9]