The Swatantra Bharat Paksh (translation: ''Independent India Party'';
abbr. SBP) is a
liberal
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* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
political party
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in
Maharashtra,
India
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, established in 1994 by
Sharad Anantrao Joshi
Sharad Anantrao Joshi (3 September 1935 – 12 December 2015) was an Indian politician who founded the Swatantra Bharat Paksh party and ''Shetkari Sanghatana'' (farmers' Organisation), He was also a Member of the Parliament of India representin ...
(former Shetkari Sanghatana leader).
[Sharad Joshi joins hands with NDA, Yukta Mookhey in BJP](_blank)
The Hindu (2004-03-06). Retrieved on 2012-10-26. It claims its roots in the
Swatantra Party
The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party, that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress's increasingly soci ...
of
C. Rajagopalachari
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972), popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji (Rajaji'', the Scholar Emeritus''), was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and independence activis ...
. It won one seat in the 2004
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 mem ...
election, successfully contested by
Wamanrao Chatap from the
Rajura
Rajura is a town and municipal council in the Chandrapur district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Geography
Rajura is at in Maharashtra, on the banks of the Wardha River in central India's coal belt. The town has an average elevation of ...
constituency.
[Kalpana Sharma (2004-10-17)]
Congress-NCP retains Maharashtra
The Hindu. Retrieved on 2012-10-26. In total, the party had launched 7 candidates. Sharad Anantrao Joshi, the party's founder, represented the party and Maharasthra in the
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
from 2004 to 2010.
Member's Web Site
. 164.100.24.167:8080. Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
The party was allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party
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as well as the Shiv Sena. The party supports the demand for a separate Vidarbha
Vidarbha (Pronunciation: ‹id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a proposed state of central India, comprising the state's Amravati and Nagpur divisions. Amravati Division's former name is Ber ...
state.
On 28 March 2022, the SBP merged with the Swarna Bharat Party and became the Swatantra Bharat Party.
References
Political parties in Maharashtra
Political parties established in 1994
1994 establishments in Maharashtra
Conservative parties in India
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