Progressive Democratic Front (Uttarakhand)
Progressive Democratic Front | |
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| Chairperson | Pritam Singh Panwar (Independent) |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | 01 / 71 |
The Progressive Democratic Front (abbr. PDF) is a political front in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It was founded in 2014 and consisted of the two regional political forces in the state, Bahujan Samaj Party and Uttarakhand Kranti Dal with Independent MLAs. Currently PDF is a part of the Indian National Congress led United Progressive Alliance.[1][2][3][4]
Background
PDF was formed in January 2014 just before the leadership change in the INC-ruled Uttarakhand when Vijay Bahuguna was replaced by Harish Rawat as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Three members of Bahujan Samaj Party, one of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) and three Independent MLAs joined hands to consolidate their critical and key position in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly where no party enjoyed the majority by itself. Both the INC and Bharatiya Janata Party relying on their support to achieve majority in the house to form the government. As previously they allied with the Congress-led Bahuguna government independently. PDF after forming a front continued to give support of its 7 MLAs to the new Harish Rawat government and bagged 5 cabinet ministerial birth as the result of power-sharing agreement.
Current status
Following the 2017 Assembly election, PDF has a single Independent MLA Pritam Singh Panwar representing Dhanaulti constituency in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
Former PDF MLAs of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
| No. | Party | Name | Constituency | |
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| 1 | bgcolor="Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color"| | Bahujan Samaj Party | Hari Das | Jhabrera |
| 2 | bgcolor="Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color"| | Bahujan Samaj Party | Sarwat Karim Ansari | Manglaur |
| 3 | bgcolor="Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color"| | Bahujan Samaj Party | Surendra Rakesh | Bhagwanpur |
| 4 | bgcolor="Template:Uttarakhand Kranti Dal/meta/color"| | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) | Pritam Singh Panwar | Yamunotri |
| 5 | bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | Dinesh Dhanai | Tehri |
| 6 | bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | Harish Chandra Durgapal | Lalkuan |
| 7 | bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | Mantri Prasad Naithani | Devprayag |
See also
References
- ^ "The Congress's Torchbearer in Uttarakhand". Business Standard.
- ^ "Alliance With Progressive Democratic Front Intact: CM Rawat". Pradesh 18.
- ^ "Revolt Hits Uttarakhand Government Now Horse Trading in Dehradun". The Indian Express.
- ^ "All Eyes On Progressive Democratic Front MLAs in Uttarakhand". News X.