Hul Jharkhand Party

The Hul Jharkhand Party was a

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. It was founded by Justin Richard on 28 December 1968, after the fragmentation of the

Jharkhand Party The Jharkhand Party (JP) (Hindi:झापा ) is an oldest Political Party in India formed in the year of 5 March 1949 by Jaipal Singh Munda.Which grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state. Jharkhand Party participated in Electio ...

. The party worked amongst the Santhal populations. It demanded a separate tribal-majority state and social reform. A splinter group, the Bihar Progressive Hul Jharkhand Party was later founded by Sibu Soren. Political parties in Jharkhand Political parties established in 1968 Political schisms 1968 establishments in Bihar {{Jharkhand-stub