Gondwana Ganatantra Party

The Gondwana Gantantra Party or GGP is a political party in India, founded by Hira Singh Markam.^[2][3] It primarily works for the tribal community and its politics.^[4][5][6]

Gondwana Gantantra Party
Abbreviation	GGP
President	Tuleshwar Singh Markam
Founder	Hira Singh Markam
Founded	13 January 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-01-13)
Headquarters	Village Tiwarta, Teh. Katghora, Korba district, Chhattisgarh
Ideology	Gondi interests
Colours	Violet
ECI Status	Registered Unrecognized Party[1]
Alliance	BSP+(2023-2024)
Seats in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly	1 / 90
Election symbol
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History

GGP was formed in 1991 to plead for the rights of the Gondi people, and to establish a separate Indian state of Gondwana in central India. After the demise^[7] of Hira Singh Markam, Tuleshwar Singh Markam took over as the new president of the party.^[8]

In elections

In the 2002 Vidhan Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, GGP had eight candidates, who together mustered 11 262 votes.

In 2003 Vidhan Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh,^[9] GGP had launched 61 candidates, who together mustered 512 102 votes. Three were elected.

In the 2003 Vidhan Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh, GGP had 41 candidates, but no-one was elected. In total, the party received 156,916 votes.

In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the party presented candidates from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.^[10][11][12]

Developments

The Gondwana Ganatantra Party had formed a pre-poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.^[13] But now GGP has formed the pre-poll alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party.^[14]

The party formed a pre-poll alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party for the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election and won one seat.

See also

• List of political parties in India

References

1. "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 13.04.2018" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
2. "गोंगपा प्रमुख हीरा सिंह मरकाम ने कहा अगर गठबंधन हुआ तो कांग्रेस से ही". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. "Hira Singh Markam Gondwana Congress Party Candidate 2018 विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम Pali-tanakhar". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
4. "मध्यप्रदेश: कांग्रेस से गठबंधन की अटकलों के बीच गोंगपा की 90 सीटों पर चुनाव लड़ने की घोषणा, बसपा का रुख साफ नहीं". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
5. "Gondwana Gantantra Party Hindi News, Gondwana Gantantra Party Samachar, Gondwana Gantantra Party ख़बर, Breaking News on Patrika". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
6. "Will contest Chhattisgarh, MP polls with Samajwadi Party; tie-up with Congress unlikely: Gondwana party chief". hindustantimes.com. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
7. "वरिष्ठ आदिवासी नेता हीरा सिंह मरकाम का निधन".
8. "C'garh Prominent tribal leader ex-MLA Hira Singh Markam dies". The Week. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
9. "Gondwana Gantantra Party: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Gondwana Gantantra Party | The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
10. "छत्तीसगढ़ में गोंडवाना गणतंत्र पार्टी ने कांग्रेस को दिया बड़ा झटका". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
11. "Gondwana gantantra party ggp | Latest News on Gondwana-gantantra-party-ggp | Breaking Stories and Opinion Articles". Firstpost. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
12. "गोंडवाना गणतंत्र पार्टी सभी 11 सीट पर उतारेगी प्रत्याशी". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
13. "SP, Gondwana Gantantra Party Join Hands in MP to Put Congress-led Mahagatbandhan in Further Trouble". News18. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
14. "Mayawati's BSP to ally with Gondwana party in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh".

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