:''There is also a New Socialist Movement (Mexico).'' New Socialist Movement is a political party in the state of

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

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 ...

. It was formed by the leadership of

Jan Sangharsh Manch Jan Sangharsh Manch is a voluntary civil rights organisation established in Gujarat, India. It was founded by Mukul Sinha, lawyer and trade union leader, and his wife Nirjhari Sinha, human rights activist, parents of Alt News founder Pratik Sinha. ...

and Gujarat Trade Union Federation following the

2002 Gujarat violence The 2002 Gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 Gujarat violence, was a three-day period of inter-communal violence in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The burning of a train in Godhra on 27 February 2002, which caused the deaths of 58 Hin ...

. Amrish Patel is the party general secretary.The Hindu : National : New political party launched in Gujarat
/ref> The party was registered with the Election Commission of India in 2007.

History

NSM's leadership comprises activists of the trade union movements that organized the employees of the research, development, training and educational institutes in the 1980s. In 2011, the party chairman was

Mukul Sinha Mukul Sinha (10 February 1951 – 12 May 2014) was an Indian human rights activist and a lawyer at the Gujarat High Court in Ahemdabad. He was an active trade union leader and a trained physicist. He legally represented the families of the indivi ...

(d. 2014), the founder of PRL Employees Union formed in 1979. The general secretary Amrish Patel is the secretary of Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha.

Electoral performance

The party's chairman Mukul Sinha contested Gujarat Assembly elections in 2007 from a Muslim-dominated seat Shahpur in Ahemdabad, but got 255 (0.44%) votes, losing his deposit. In 2012, Sinha contested as an independent candidate from Sabarmati in Ahemdabad, and lost again, securing 1860 (1.23%) votes.Gujarat Assembly Election 2012: Sabarmati
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References

{{reflist Political parties in Gujarat Political parties established in 2007 2007 establishments in Gujarat