Gondwana Ganatantra Party

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Gondwana Gantantra Party
AbbreviationGGP
President Tuleshwar Singh Markam
Founder Hira Singh Markam
Founded13 January 1991(34 years ago) (1991-01-13)
HeadquartersVillage Tiwarta, Teh. Katghora, Korba district, Chhattisgarh
Ideology Gondi interests
Colours  Violet
ECI StatusRegistered Unrecognized Party [1]
Alliance BSP+(2023-2024)
Seats in  Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
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Election symbol
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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]

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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.

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