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Hamro Party
AbbreviationHP
FounderAjoy Edwards
Founded25 November 2021 (2 years ago) (2021-11-25)
Split fromGorkha National Liberation Front
AllianceINDIA
Seats in Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
6 / 45
Seats in Darjeeling Municipality
11 / 32
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Hamro Party (lit. Our Party; abbr.HP) is a political party based in Darjeeling district and Kalimpong district of India. HP was founded on 25 November 2021. The president of the party is Ajoy Edwards, who was earlier a leader of Gorkha National Liberation Front.[1]

Election history

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HP contested the Darjeeling Municipality election in February 2022. It won 18 seats out of a total of 32 seats and formed the board.[2] HP contested all 45 seats in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election held on 26 June 2022 and won 8 seats.[3][4] Two HP councillors of the GTA joined Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha on 5 November 2022.[5] Six HP ward commissioners of Darjeeling Municipality joined Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha on 24 November 2022.[6][7] One more Hamro Party ward commissioner of Darjeeling Municipality joined BGPM on 21 March 2023.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "New Hill party christened 'Hamro Party'". Millennium Post. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "West Bengal: Formed 3 months ago, Hamro Party beats major players in Darjeeling polls". The Times of India. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ "GTA polls: Hamro Party to contest in all 45 seats". Millennium Post. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ "North Bengal GTA Election Results 2022". Financial Express. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Two Hamro Party GTA Sabhasads cross over to BGPM". Millennium Post. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. ^ "With BGPM set to wrest Darjeeling Municipality, Anit Thapa takes centre stage in hills politics". The Indian Express. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Darjeeling municipality: Binay Tamang, Bimal Gurung add to chaos". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Hamro Party councillor switch relief for BGPM". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 June 2023.