Political parties in Jharkhand

Overview of the political parties in Jharkhand

A number of political parties operate in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Some of them are organised nationally, and others within the region.

## Major national parties[edit]

* Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)[1]
* Indian National Congress (INC)[2]

## Minor national-level parties[edit]

* Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)[3]
* Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
* Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)[4]

## Regional parties[edit]

* Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)[5] led by Shibu Soren
* Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML)L)
* Marxist Co-ordination Committee led by A. K. Roy
* All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU)[6] led by Sudesh Mahto.
* Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)[7]
* Janata Dal (United) (JDU)[8]
* All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)[9] led by Kameswar Baitha  State President of All India Trinamool Congress Jharkhand State
* Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - Ulgulan (JMM-U) led by Krishna Mardi
* Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)[10] by Sharad Pawar
* Communist Party of India (CPI)[11]
* Jharkhand People's Party[12] led by Surya Singh Besra
* Jharkhand Party (Anosh Ekka)[13] led by Anosh Ekka
* Jharkhand Party (Horo)[14] led by Late Niral Enem Horo
* Jharkhand Party (Naren)[15] led by Naren
* United Jharkhand Party founded by Late Justin Richard
* All India Jharkhand Party
* Jharkhand Jan Kranti Morcha led by Amrendra Kumar ( Munni )
* Hul Jharkhand Party led by Late Justin Richard
* Progressive Hul Jharkhand Party
* Rajya Hul Jharkhand Party
* Birsa Seva Dal led by Lalit Kuzur
* Rashtriya Sengel Party
* Adivasi-Moolvasi Janadhikar Manch
* All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)[16]
* All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
* Bahujan Mukti Party

(BMP)

* Aam Awam Morcha led by Ram Naresh Yadav

## Defunct regional parties[edit]

* Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM-P) led by Babulal Marandi (Merged With BJP in 2020)
* Jai Bharat Samanta Party led by Madhu Koda in 2018 Merged with Indian National Congress.
* Jharkhand Disom Party led by Salkhan Murmu (Merged With BJP)
* Jharkhand Vananchal Congress led by Samresh Singh (Merged With BSP)
* Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (B) led by Binod Bihari Mahato (Merged With JMM)
* Jharkhand Vikas Dal led by Suraj Mandal (Merged With BJP)
* Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch (JJM) led by Bandhu Tirkey
* United Goans Democratic Party, Ji
* Rastriya Kalyan Pakshya (RKP) led by Chamra Linda (Merged With JMM)
* Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Suraj Mandal) led by Suraj Mandal (Merged With JMM)
* Bihar Progressive Hul Jharkhand Party led by Shibu Soren (Merged With JMM)

## See also[edit]

* Political parties in Bihar

## References[edit]

1. ^ "BJP Jharkhand Jharkhand Pradesh". Retrieved 2021-09-20.
2. ^ "Rajesh Thakur is new Jharkhand Congress president". Hindustan Times. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
3. ^ "Jharkhand". Communist Party of India (Marxist). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
4. ^ "पंजाब के बाद झारखंड पर आम आदमी पार्टी की नजर, दिल्ली मॉडल से लड़ेगी चुनाव". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
5. ^ "Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) : Financial Information (Donation & Income-Expenditure)". myneta.info. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
6. ^ "All Jharkhand Students Union: Latest News & Videos, Photos about All Jharkhand Students Union | The Economic Times - Page 1". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
7. ^ "Jharkhand election result 2019: List of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) winners". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
8. ^ "JDU to Announce Party's Jharkhand Chief on Tuesday". News18. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
9. ^ "Kameshwar Baitha made Trinamool Congress Jharkhand unit chief". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
10. ^ "Lone NCP MLA from Jharkhand meets Pawar". Deccan Herald. 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
11. ^ "झारखंड विधानसभा चुनाव : CPI के प्रत्याशियों के नाम तय, घोषणा आज". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
12. ^ "Jharkhand People's Party releases first list of candidates". News18. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
13. ^ "NOTA performs better than parties of Madhu Koda and Anosh Ekka". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
14. ^ "पौलुस सुरीन ने झारखंड पार्टी एनई होरो गुट की सदस्यता ग्रहण की". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
15. ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Party performance over elections - Jharkhand Party (Naren)". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
16. ^ Lasania, Yunus Y. (2019-12-23). "AIMIM fails to open account in Jharkhand state polls". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

* List of parties in Jharkhand