Jharkhand Disom Party
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Jharkhand Disom Party is a political party
in India
. The party works for the rights of the adivasi
peoples. For example the party works for more quotas and reservations for adivasis. The party was founded 2002 by Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) Member of Parliament
Salkhan Murmu.
In 2003 JDP launched the Jharkhand Front together with four other parties, namely Jharkhand People's Party
, Jharkhand Party (Naren), Jharkhand Party (Horo) and Jharkhand Vikas Dal.
In the Lok Sabha
elections 2004 JDP launched four candidates from West Bengal
, two from Bihar and one from Jharkhand
.
Jharkhand Disom Party supports Raj Thackeray
's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
's agitations against North India
ns in Maharashtra
.
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
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The party works for the rights of 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...
peoples. For example the party works for more quotas and reservations for adivasis. The party was founded 2002 by Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
(BJP) Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
Salkhan Murmu.
In 2003 JDP launched the Jharkhand Front together with four other parties, namely Jharkhand People's Party
Jharkhand People's Party
Jharkhand People's Party, is a political party in India. JPP was launched by the radical All Jharkhand Students Union on November 1–3 1991, at a conference in Ranchi. JPP was led by Dr. Ram Dayal Munda. JPP suffered severe internal differences from its early beginning. JPP was reconstituted...
, Jharkhand Party (Naren), Jharkhand Party (Horo) and Jharkhand Vikas Dal.
In 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...
elections 2004 JDP launched four candidates from West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, two from Bihar and one from Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
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Jharkhand Disom Party supports Raj Thackeray
Raj Thackeray
Raj Shrikant Thackeray is the founder and president of the right-wing Marathi ethnocentric regional political party, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena in the state of Maharashtra, India...
's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a political party based in Maharashtra operating on the motto of "Sons of the Soil". It was founded on the March 9, 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena due to differences with Uddhav Thackeray and sidelining in major decisions like...
's agitations against North India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
ns in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
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