Asom Gana Parishad is a state political party

Political party

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 in Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

, India

India

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. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord

Assam Accord

The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Agitation in New Delhi on 15 August 1985...

 of 1985 when Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was elected as the youngest chief minister of the country. The AGP has formed government twice from 1985 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2001.

The party split, with former Chief Minister

Chief Minister

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, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was the leader of the Assam Movement, a former Chief Minister of Assam and belongs to the Asom Gana Parishad , a major political party in the Indian state of Assam...

, forming the Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive)

Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive)

Asom Gana Parishad , or AGP, was a regional political party in Assam, India. It was formed by Prafulla Kumar Mahanta after he was expelled in 2005 by the Asom Gana Parishad for anti-party activities....

, but regrouped on 14 October 2008 at Golaghat.

The party has one MP

Member of Parliament

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 in the Lok Sabha and two MPs in the Rajya Sabha.