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Himachal Lokhit Party was a political party in the Indian state of
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...
. The party was founded by few of rebel
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leader ahead of
2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2012 was held in Himachal Pradesh, India in 2012 after the five-year term of the incumbent state legislature and government expired following the assembly elections of 2007. The election ch ...
.
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was named as president of the party and some Senior leaders of BJP like
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, Shyama Sharma also joined the party. The party took part
2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2012 was held in Himachal Pradesh, India in 2012 after the five-year term of the incumbent state legislature and government expired following the assembly elections of 2007. The election ch ...
and fielded 33 candidates mostly
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and
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rebels. Only
Maheshwar Singh Maheshwar Singh (born 1 January 1946) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Andhra and Hyderabad between 1969 and 1978. See also * List of Hyderabad cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played fir ...
was elected, together they mustered to get 65,165 votes (1.9% of the votes in the state). In August 2016, half of the party was merge into
Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
and in October 2016, rest of its member joined
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.


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Defunct political parties in Himachal Pradesh Political parties established in 2012 2012 establishments in Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party breakaway groups {{India-party-stub