The Indian Gandhiyan Party (IGP) is a registered but unrecognized
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in the Indian state
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
.
[http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/POLITICAL%2520PARTIES/pp.pdf ] The party contested seats in the
2019 Indian general election
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter ...
.
Aashin US, National Election Coordinator of the IGP, contested
Varanasi Lok Sabha Constituency
Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency ( hi, वाराणसी लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India. Narendra Modi ...
against
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament fro ...
in the 17th General Elections. Aashin received 504 votes with a campaign slogan "#IdevelopIndia". The party fielded candidates in 503
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
Constituencies. Aashin's candidate application form submitted in
Amethi Constituency
Amethi is a city situated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a major town of the Amethi
district, in the Faizabad division. The Hanumangarhi
temple is located in the heart of the town. Amethi was the 72 nd district of Uttar Pradesh w ...
against
Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi ( ; born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian Parliament, representing the constituency of Wayanad, Kerala in the 17th Lok Sabha. A member of the Indian National Congress, he served as the president o ...
but the form was rejected. IGP shortlists 543 business leaders for the 18th Lok Sabha General Election. As a first step towards it, Aashin contested the 17th general elections.
Kerala Assembly Election
Lok Sabha (Lower House)
See also
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List of political parties in India
India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) accords recognition to the national level and the state level political parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges like a reserve ...
References
{{Indian political parties
Political parties in Kerala
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Indian nationalist political parties
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