Bihar People's Party
Bihar People's Party was a political party in the Indian state of Bihar, founded in 1993 by former leader of the Samajwadi Krantikari Sena and former Janata Dal MLA, Anand Mohan Singh.[1]
In 1994 the BPP leader Kaushalendra Shukla alias Chhotan Shukla was killed in a police encounter on the orders of the ruling party, RJD.. In connection with his funeral , the Gopalganj district magistrate G. Krishnaiah was lynched just because he was travelling in a "car with a red light". In 2007 Anand Mohan Singh was sentenced to death for the killing of Krishnaiah.[1][2]
Singh was elected to Lok Sabha as a Samata Party candidate in 1996 and as an All India Rashtriya Janata Party candidate in 1998.[citation needed] In 1999 BPP contested the Lok Sabha polls in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (United).[3]
The party contested the 2000 Bihar legislative election in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jharkhand People's Party.[4][5] The party won two seats, contesting as independents.[6]
BPP merged with the Indian National Congress on February 28, 2004.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b India eNews - Bihar villagers skip food in solidarity with convicted MLA
- ^ NDTV.com: DM murder: Death for ex-MP
- ^ Sharp polarisation in Bihar
- ^ Rediff On The NeT: Laloo will get 7 seats in south Bihar: govt survey
- ^ The Hindu: Cong(I), RJD hoodwinking people, says JD(U)
- ^ The Bihar Transition
- ^ The Hindu: Bihar People's Party merges with Congress
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