Revolutionary Goans Party

Revolutionary Goans Party
Abbreviation	RGP
Leader	Manoj Parab
President	Manoj Parab
General Secretary	Vishvesh Naik [1]
Founder	Manoj Parab
Founded	1 January 2022(3 years ago) (2022-01-01) [2]
Headquarters	312, 3rd Floor, Gera Imperium Grand, Patto Panjim, Goa
Ideology	Regionalism [3] Nativism [4]
ECI Status	State Party [5]
Seats in  Goa Legislative Assembly	1 / 40
Election symbol
Website
rgpofficial.org
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The Revolutionary Goans Party (abbr.RGP) is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. First registered as a non-governmental organization when founded in March 2017, it received recognition as a political party from the Election Commission of India in 2022. ^[2] The party contested 38 seats in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election, winning the St Andre constituency. The party's "anti-migrant" policies have been classified as similar to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019

The introduction of the bill became a major election plant for the Revolutionary Goans Party which defines a person of Goan origin as “A person of Goan Origin” of the state of Goa shall mean a person who is or whose either parent or grandparent was born in Goa prior to 20 December 1961 or who had a permanent habitation in Goa prior to 20 December 1961 and who were citizens of India post-liberation irrespective of nationality or passport they hold currently. ^[9]

To protect the rights of the person of Goan origin of State of Goa in respect of jobs, benefits of various government schemes, education, Comunidade land and Government, semi-Government plots/apartments/shops, promotions and to make certain other provisions connected therewith.

Where it is expedient to give better protection to the person of Goan origin in view of special Portuguese laws, provisions of code of Comunidade, effect of late independence of Goa on education opportunities for Goans, Peculiar social and economic changes affecting Goans and changing demography vis-a-vis small size of the state and its population.

— The Goa Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019 (introductory paragraphs) ^[10]

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha (General) election results

Election	Lok sabha	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won	+/- in seats	Overall vote %	Vote swing	Ref.
2024	18th	Manoj Parab	2	0 / 543

Goa Legislative Assembly elections

Election Year	Leader	seats contested	seats won	+/- in seats	Overall votes	% of overall votes	+/- in vote share	Sitting side
Goa Legislative Assembly
2022	Manoj Parab	38	1 / 40	1	93,255	9.81%	9.81

See also

• List of political parties in India

References

1. "Dhavalikar, RGP leader lock horns at Bandora; plaint lodged against Min – The Navhind Times". 3 March 2024.
2. "Finally, EC recognises RG as political party". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
3. "Goa's Revolutionary Goans organization objects to Karnataka's Kannada Bhavan proposal". Asianet .
4. "Will a regional party queer the pitch for BJP, Congress in Goa Lok Sabha polls?". India Today. 17 December 2023.
5. "RGP recognised as State political party". The Goan EveryDay.
6. "Assembly Election Results 2022: How Goa's RG Party Left RG's Party All at Sea in Coastal State". News18. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
7. Sutar, Kamlesh Damodar. "How this party emulated Raj Thackeray-led MNS' 2009 poll debut to help BJP retain Goa". India Today. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
8. "Punjab, Goa assemblies get a younger profile, higher women representation". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 11 March 2022.
9. "Foundation of RG's POGO bill had legal & constitutional flaws". oHeraldo. 15 March 2022.
10. "The Goa Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019 (POGO)" (PDF). Revolutionary Goans. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.