Apna Dal (Soneylal)

Apna Dal (Soneylal)
Abbreviation	AD(S)
President	Anupriya Patel
Spokesperson	Rajesh Patel
Founder	Anupriya Patel
Founded	14 December 2016(7 years ago) (2016-12-14)
Headquarters	1A, Sarva Palli, The Mall Avenue, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Ideology	Equal opportunity Feminism
National affiliation	NDA (2016 – present)
Colours	Orange Blue
ECI Status	State Party [1]
Lok Sabha	2 / 543
Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly	13 / 403
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council	1 / 100
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Apna Dal (Sonelal) or Apna Dal (Soneylal) ^[2] is a state-level Indian political party. Apna Dal's vision is equal opportunity for every Indian citizen. The party is particularly active in Uttar Pradesh

The party has 13 MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Apna Dal is one of the prominent political parties in Uttar Pradesh. Apna Dal is the third largest political party in Uttar Pradesh in terms of number of MLA.

Apna Dal is increasing its hold in the North-East states and in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Apna Dal's hold is becoming stronger in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand, and its organization is growing rapidly.

History

The Apna Dal (Sonelal) is a breakaway party of Apna Dal which was founded in 1995 by Sone Lal Patel, Apna Dal (Sonelal) founded by "Jawahar Lal Patel" who was also founding member of Apna Dal and had the backing of Anupriya Patel. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

After winning the election to parliament seat from Mirzapur, Anupriya Patel resigned her state assembly seat and therefore a by-election from Rohaniya became necessary. Anupriya wanted that her husband, Ashish Singh Patel, should be made the party candidate for the by-election.

However, the Apna Dal's governing body, headed by her mother Krishna Singh, decided that Krishna Singh should herself be the candidate. This was intended to limit the influence of Anupriya and her husband in party affairs, where they were taking charge of all matters without any invitation or authorization, which was resented by Krishna Singh and her younger daughter. In the by-election which was held in October 2014, Anupriya not only failed to campaign for her mother, but allegedly also worked actively to ensure her defeat.

However, the Apna Dal's governing body, headed by her mother Krishna Patel, decided that Krishna Patel should herself be the candidate and Anupriya and six of her associates were expelled from the party. The dispute between Krishna Patel and Anupriya Patel over the party is still in court. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Assembly election (2017)

As part of the National Democratic Alliance, Apna Dal (Sonelal) contested Uttar Pradesh elections with the Bhartiya Janata Party and won nine seats with 851,336 votes. Jamuna Prasad won the Soraon constituency with 77,814 votes. Apna Dal (Sonelal) had won more seats than Indian National Congress, which won only seven seats. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Assembly election (2022)

As part of the National Democratic Alliance, Apna Dal (Sonelal) contested Uttar Pradesh elections with the Bhartiya Janata Party and won 12 seats with 1,493,181 votes. Apna Dal (Sonelal) had won more seats than Indian National Congress, which won only two seats. Apna Dal reached 3rd spot after Bharatiya Janata Party and Samajwadi Party in terms of number of seats in UP assembly. ^[14]

Lok Sabha election

In the 2019 Indian general election, ADS joined hands with Bhartiya Janata Party and fielded two candidates Anupriya Patel Singh from Mirzapur and Pakauri Lal from Robertsganj and won both the seats. ^[15]

See also

• List of political parties in India

References

1. Recognition of Apna Dal ^{[ dead link ]}
2. "List of Political Parties & Symbol MAIN Notification". Election Commission of India. 23 September 2021.
3. Apna Dal (S) registered, has the backing of Anupriya Patel
4. BJP's ally Apna Dal (S) too faces workers' wrath in Kashi
5. Uttar Pradesh: Sparring Apna Dal ‘splits’
6. Apna Dal(S) announces 1st list of 5 candidates for UP polls
7. Like in SP, it was mom vs daughter in UP’s Apna Dal
8. As Anupriya Patel Becomes Minister, UP Ally Apna Dal Says Goodbye To BJP
9. At Apna Dal rally in PM Modi’s constituency, Amit Shah chief guest
10. AD(S), BJP `resolve' seat sharing dispute
11. BJP and Apna Dal will contest polls together, says Anupriya Patel
12. AD(S), BJP ‘resolve’ seat sharing dispute
13. Upset with BJP, AD(S) to field its candidates
14. Apna Dal assembly poll 2022 result
15. "Lok Sabha Profile". Govt of India. 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2019.