Hamro Party

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Hamro Party
AbbreviationHP
Founder Ajoy Edwards
Founded25 November 2021(2 years ago) (2021-11-25)
Split from Gorkha National Liberation Front
Alliance INDIA
Seats in  Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
6 / 45
Seats in  Darjeeling Municipality
11 / 32
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Hamro Party (lit. Our Party; abbr. HP) is a political party based in Darjeeling district and Kalimpong district of India. HP was founded on 25 November 2021. The president of the party is Ajoy Edwards, who was earlier a leader of Gorkha National Liberation Front. [1]

Election history

HP contested the Darjeeling Municipality election in February 2022. It won 18 seats out of a total of 32 seats and formed the board. [2] HP contested all 45 seats in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election held on 26 June 2022 and won 8 seats. [3] [4] Two HP councillors of the GTA joined Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha on 5 November 2022. [5] Six HP ward commissioners of Darjeeling Municipality joined Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha on 24 November 2022. [6] [7] One more Hamro Party ward commissioner of Darjeeling Municipality joined BGPM on 21 March 2023. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "New Hill party christened 'Hamro Party'". Millennium Post. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal: Formed 3 months ago, Hamro Party beats major players in Darjeeling polls". The Times of India. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "GTA polls: Hamro Party to contest in all 45 seats". Millennium Post. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "North Bengal GTA Election Results 2022". Financial Express. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Two Hamro Party GTA Sabhasads cross over to BGPM". Millennium Post. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "With BGPM set to wrest Darjeeling Municipality, Anit Thapa takes centre stage in hills politics". The Indian Express. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Darjeeling municipality: Binay Tamang, Bimal Gurung add to chaos". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Hamro Party councillor switch relief for BGPM". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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