Bharatiya Navshakti Party
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Bharatiya Navshakti Party (Indian New Force Party), is a political party
in India
. BNP is active in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Adivasi
areas in southern and central Gujarat. BNP is led by the Lok Sabha
MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delkar Mohanbhai Sanjibhai
.
Before launching BNP, Delkar had been involved in the formation of the Indian Federal Democratic Party
together with the infamous Pappu Yadav
.
In 2000 BNP contested the panchayat elections in Dadra and Nagar Haveli together with the Indian National Congress
. The BNP-Congress combine won 10 of 12 seats in the governing body and 2/3 of all village councils.
In the 2004 Lok Sabha
elections Delkar won as the candidate in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli seat. The party provides outside support to the UPA
government at the centre
.
The party merged with Indian National Congress
before 2009 General Election.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in India
India
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. BNP is active in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Adivasi
Adivasi
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...
areas in southern and central Gujarat. BNP is led by the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delkar Mohanbhai Sanjibhai
Delkar Mohanbhai Sanjibhai
Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar is an Indian politician and presently, a member of the Indian National Congress.-Political career:...
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Before launching BNP, Delkar had been involved in the formation of the Indian Federal Democratic Party
Indian Federal Democratic Party
The Indian Federal Democratic Party was a political party in India. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections IFDP won one seat from Kerala P.C. THOMAS Defeating Jose K Mani of Kerala Congress . That was the first parliamentary electoral victory of an National Democratic Alliance member in the state.Later,...
together with the infamous Pappu Yadav
Pappu Yadav
Rajesh Ranjan पप्पू यादव , better known as Pappu Yadav, is an Indian politician. He won elections to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1999, and in 2004 from several constituencies in Bihar on the RJD ticket. On 2008-02-14, he was convicted in the murder of Communist Party of India legislator Ajit...
.
In 2000 BNP contested the panchayat elections in Dadra and Nagar Haveli together with the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. The BNP-Congress combine won 10 of 12 seats in the governing body and 2/3 of all village councils.
In the 2004 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
elections Delkar won as the candidate in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli seat. The party provides outside support to the UPA
United Progressive Alliance
The United Progressive Alliance is a ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the government of India. The coalition is led by the Indian National Congress , which is currently the single largest political party in the Lok Sabha...
government at the centre
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
.
The party merged with Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
before 2009 General Election.