Sikkim National Party
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Sikkim National Party, political party
in Sikkim
, Formed in 1950. National Party was in favour of the monarchy and advocated independence for Sikkim
. The party was founded to counter the growing influence of the pro-India
n parties Sikkim State Congress
and Rajya Praja Sammelan
, that had been formed after the independence of India
in1947.
In the first elections in Sikkim
after the fall of the monarchy in 1974 NP won one seat (The only seat not won by Dorjee's unified Congress
party.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
, Formed in 1950. National Party was in favour of the monarchy and advocated independence for Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
. The party was founded to counter the growing influence of the pro-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 parties Sikkim State Congress
Sikkim State Congress
Sikkim State Congress, or SSC, is a political party in Sikkim. It was founded in 1947 with the goal of democratic reforms and a unification of Sikkim with India. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was president of the party between 1953 and 1958....
and Rajya Praja Sammelan
Rajya Praja Sammelan
Rajya Praja Sammelan ,a political party in Sikkim founded after the Independence of India in 1947. 1947. Praja Sammelan advocated a union with India and the Gorkha population of northern West Bengal. In 1960 Praja Sammelan merged with Dorjee's Sikkim National Congress....
, that had been formed after the independence of 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...
in1947.
In the first elections in Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
after the fall of the monarchy in 1974 NP won one seat (The only seat not won by Dorjee's unified Congress
Sikkim National Congress
Sikkim National Congress was political party in Sikkim. SNC was founded in 1962 through a merger of Swatantra Dal, Rajya Praja Sammelan and dissidents of the then dominant parties, Sikkim State Congress and Sikkim National Party...
party.