The Ekta Manch ('Unity Platform') is a political alliance in the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. The alliance was announced in April 2014, ahead of the

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. At the time it consisted of the

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party is an Indian political party founded in 2002.''Hindustan Times''. Rajbhar: a new dalit force in eastern UP' The party is led by Om Prakash Rajbhar, former Minister of Backward Classes Welfare, Disabled People ...

, the

Quami Ekta Dal Quami Ekta Dal, (Hindi: कौमी एकता दल; English: ''Religious Unity Party''; abbreviated QED) was a regional party in Uttar Pradesh, India, founded in 2010. The QED's president was Afzal Ansari and was affiliated with Ekta Man ...

, the Janvadi Party and the

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. The SBSP leader

Om Prakash Rajbhar Om Prakash Rajbhar (born 15 September 1962) is an Indian politician and president of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP). He is a member of 18th Legislative Assembly from Zahoorabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Early life Rajbhar was b ...

serves as convenor of the alliance.''India Today''.
In UP, Akhilesh leads the way with AAP effect
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