Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad (Sikkim Himalayan State Association), a political party

Political party

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 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of Sikkim

Sikkim

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...

. The party president is Dr. A.D. Subba. Tara Shrestha is the general secretary of the party.

In February 2004 SHRP together with Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 (BJP), Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

, Organization of Sikkimese Unity

Organization of Sikkimese Unity

Organization of Sikkimese Unity, a political organization in the Indian state of Sikkim. OSU was founded in 1994 to fight for the reinstallment of reservation quotas for the Nepali-speaking majority of the state. The general secretary of OSU is Jigme N Kazi....

 (OSU), Nepali Bhutia Lepcha

Nepali Bhutia Lepcha

NEBULA Party, a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. NEBULA was founded in 1999 when the former Chief Minister of Sikkim, P.T. Lucksom, was expelled from Sikkim Democratic Front. Lucksom is currently the leader of NEBULA....

 (NEBULA) and National Liberation Front (unclear whether this refers to Sikkim National Liberation Front, Gorkha National Liberation Front

Gorkha National Liberation Front

Gorkha National Liberation Front is a political party in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India...

 or the same organization as NEBULA) founded Sikkim United Democratic Alliance

Sikkim United Democratic Alliance

Sikkim United Democratic Alliance is an alliance of political parties in Sikkim, India, that was formed in February 2004 by Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad, Bharatiya Janata Party , Indian National Congress, Organization of Sikkimese Unity , Nepali Bhutia Lepcha and National Liberation Front Sikkim...

 as a joint political front.

In the 2004 parliamentary election

Indian general election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in India in four phases between April 20 and May 10, 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha...

 SHRP contested the sole Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 seat in Sikkim. The party candidate, Tara Kumar Pradhan, came fourth with 2765 votes (1.26%).

In 2008, the party spoke out against a proposal to merge Sikkim with Darjeeling.