United People's Party, Liberal

United People's Party Liberal
Abbreviation	UPPL
Leader	Urkhao Gwra Brahma
President	Pramod Boro
Lok Sabha  Leader	Joyanta Basumatary
Rajya Sabha  Leader	Rwngwra Narzary
Founded	5 August 2015(9 years ago) (2015-08-05)
Headquarters	Kokrajhar, BTR, Assam
Youth wing	UPPL Youth Wing
Women's wing	UPPL Women's Wing
Ideology	Regionalism [1]
Colours	Yellow, Green and White
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	NDA (2020–present) NEDA (2020–present)
Seats in  Lok Sabha	1 / 543
Seats in  Rajya Sabha	1 / 245
Seats in  Assam Legislative Assembly	7 / 126
Seats in  Bodoland Territorial Council	16 / 40
Election symbol
Website
upplofficial.org
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The United People's Party Liberal (abbr.UPPL) is a regional party of Assam. The party has its headquarters in Kokrajhar Town. The party has significant support in Bodoland Territorial Region.

History

The UPPL was formed on 5 August 2015 and the earlier name was Peoples Co-ordination for Democratic Right (PCDR). ^[2] The party was formed with the ideology of working for the welfare of the people irrespective of caste, creed and religion. ^[3]

Bharatiya Janata Party announced that it has agreed to support efforts by the UPPL to form an executive body in Bodoland Territorial Council. The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro became the new Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council on 15 December 2020. ^{[4] [5]}

Symbol

United People's Party, Liberal has been granted with "Tractor Chalata Kisan" as its reserved symbol in the state of Assam by the Election Commission of India. ^[6]

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha (General) election results

Election	Lok sabha	Party leader	Pre-poll alliance	Seats contested	Seats won	+/- in seats	Overall vote %	Vote swing	Ref.
2019	17th	Pramod Boro	None		0 / 543
2024	18th		NDA	1	1 / 543	1	488,995

State Legislative Assembly Elections

Assam Legislative Assembly Elections

Election Year	Leader	seats contested	seats won	+/- in seats	Overall votes	% of overall votes	+/- in vote share	Sitting side
2016	Pramod Boro	4	0
2021		8	6	6	651,744	3.40%	3.40%	Government

Controversy

Allegations of Corruption

A controversial photograph of Benjamin Basumatary, a suspended leader of the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), an ally of the BJP in Assam, has sparked debate ahead of the Lok Sabha polls after circulating widely on social media. Basumatary, clad only in a traditional "gamosa," is depicted lying on a bed surrounded by Rs 500 notes. UPPL chief Pramod Boro clarified that Basumatary was suspended from the party in January due to allegations of corruption and misuse of funds in government schemes. ^[7]

CEM of Bodoland Territorial Council

Main article: Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council

No.	Name	Portrait	Constituency	Term of office
				From	To	Days in office
1	Pramod Boro		Koklabari	15 December 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 193 days

State Minister

Assam

No.	Name	Department	Constituency	Term of office
				From	To	Days in office
1	Urkhao Gwra Brahma	Handloom & Textile Soil Conservation Sericulture The welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (BTC). The Welfare of Bodoland	Chapaguri	10 May 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 47 days

See also

• List of political parties in India

References

1. "New party launched in BTC". Telegraph India. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
2. "PCDR to form new party". Assam Times. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
3. "New party launched in BTC". Telegraph India. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
4. "Assam Guv accepts claim of UPPL-BJP-GSP for BTC executive". The Outlook India. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
5. "After Fractured Poll Results, BJP To Back Hardliner In Assam's Bodoland". The Outlook India. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
6. "Election Symbol Granted By ECI". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
7. "Suspended UPPL member's photo with bundles of notes sparks row". The Times of India. 28 March 2024.