The United People's Party Liberal ( UPPL) is a regional party of Assam. The party has its headquarters in
Kokrajhar Town. The party has significant support in
Bodoland Territorial Region
The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is an Autonomous administrative divisions of India, autonomous division in Assam, India, and a Proposed states and union territories of India#Assam, proposed state in Northeast India. It is made up of five ...
.
History
The UPPL was formed on 5 August 2015 and the earlier name was Peoples Co-ordination for Democratic Right (PCDR). The party was formed with the ideology of working for the welfare of the people irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
announced that it has agreed to support efforts by the UPPL to form an executive body in
Bodoland Territorial Council. The leader of the UPPL,
Pramod Boro became the new
Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council
This is a list of Chief Executive Members of the Bodoland Territorial Council, the leader of the Bodoland Territorial Council, the autonomous district council for the Bodoland Territorial Region in India.
The chief executive chairs meetings o ...
on 15 December 2020.
Symbol
United People's Party, Liberal has been granted with "Tractor Chalata Kisan" as its reserved symbol in the state of Assam by the Election Commission of India.
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha (General) election results
State Legislative Assembly Elections
Controversy
Allegations of Corruption
A controversial photograph of Benjamin Basumatary, a suspended leader of the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), an ally of the
BJP in
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
, has sparked debate ahead of the Lok Sabha polls after circulating widely on social media. Basumatary, clad only in a traditional "gamosa," is depicted lying on a bed surrounded by Rs 500 notes. UPPL chief
Pramod Boro clarified that Basumatary was suspended from the party in January due to allegations of corruption and misuse of funds in government schemes.
CEM of Bodoland Territorial Council
State Minister
Assam
See also
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List of political parties in India
India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) grants recognition to national-level and state-level political parties based on objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges such as a reserved party ...
References
United People's Party Liberal
Political parties established in 2015
2015 establishments in India
Political parties in Assam
State political parties in Assam
Regionalist parties in India
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