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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|name = Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha
|abbreviation = BGPM
| logo =
|founder = [[Anit Thapa]]
|split = [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]]
|eci = Registered Unrecognised Party
|foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|2021|09|09}}
|president = [[Anit Thapa]]
|colorcode = {{Party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}}
|ideology = [[Indian Gorkha|Gorkha nationalism]]<br>[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]
| state2_seats_name = [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]]
| state2_seats = {{Composition bar|29|45|hex={{Party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|0|294|hex={{Party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}}}}
|alliance=[[Trinamool Congress|TMC+]] (2021–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bgpm-to-go-solo-in-assembly-polls-regionalism-first-says-tmc-hill-ally-prnt/cid/2135896|title=BGPM to go solo in Assembly polls: Regionalism first, says TMC hill ally|publisher=The Telegraph|date=3 Dec 2025}}</ref>
|colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}}}} [[Yellow]]
|flag=
|symbol=[[File:Indian Election Symbol Battery-Torch.png|100px|center]]}}

'''Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha''' ('''BGPM'''; {{Translation|Indian Gorkha Democratic Alliance}}) is a political party based in [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]] and [[Kalimpong district]]s of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. BGPM was founded on 9 September 2021. It is allied with [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/cordial-ties-with-govt-needed-for-growth-says-anit-thapa/cid/1865239|title=Cordial ties with govt needed for growth, says Anit Thapa|publisher=|date=16 May 2022|access-date=12 March 2026}}</ref>

==History==
===Background===
After the formation of [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]] (GTA) in 2011 following the arrival of [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Trinamool Congress government]], elections were conducted in 2012. [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] (GJM) contested and won all 45 seats. Later in 2017, the GTA councillors belonging to GJM resigned and burnt copies of the GTA memorandum of agreement and the GTA Act in June 2017, saying that the GTA had failed to fulfill the aspirations of the people.

On 20 September 2017, the [[Government of West Bengal]] reconstituted the GTA and appointed rebel GJM leader [[Binay Tamang|Binoy Tamang]] as its chairperson. Before 2019 Darjeeling Assembly bye-election, Tamang became the TMC candidate and subsequently resigned as its chairman. The post was later placed by Anit Thapa, who is also a leader of GJM at that time.

===GTA Election 2022===
On 9 September 2021, Thapa left GJM and created BGPM at Darjeeling Gymkhana.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Anit Thapa floats Darjeeling's 12th party Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/anit-thapa-floats-darjeelings-12th-party-bhartiya-gorkha-prajatantrik-morcha/cid/1830089|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=11 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Siliguri |date=2021-09-09 |title=Anit Thapa launches new party Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha in Darjeeling, Here's what you need to know |url=https://siliguritimes.com/anit-thapa-launches-new-party-bharatiya-gorkha-prajatantrik-morcha-in-darjeeling-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Siliguri Times {{!}} Siliguri News Updates |language=en-US}}</ref> Following the [[2022 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election|GTA elections in 2022]], BGPM allied with TMC. BGPM won all 26 seats out of 45 seats, defeating their rival [[Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front|Hamro Party]], becoming the important party in Darjeeling. Following the victory, Thapa became the chief executive of GTA.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-29 |title=Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha set to form board at Gorkhaland Territorial Administration |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bharatiya-gorkha-prajatantrik-morcha-setto-form-board-at-gorkhaland-territorial-administration/article65579129.ece |access-date=2023-08-16 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shamsi, DHNS |first=Mohammed Safi |title=Gorkhaland Territorial Administration asks CM Mamata Banerjee to redress 'issues' |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gorkhaland-territorial-administration-asks-cm-mamata-banerjee-to-redress-issues-1189780.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

===Subsequent events===
GJM of Tamang-faction MLA [[Ruden Sada Lepcha]] joined BGPM and became the vice-president of the party. BGPM contested the [[Darjeeling Municipality]] election in February 2022. It won 9 seats out of a total of 32 seats. Later few of Hamro Party ward coordinators joined the BGPM. Following the victory of no-confidence motion, BGPM forms the government with TMC.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-07 |title=After Bengal rural polls, BGPM will remain only relevant party in hills: GTA chief Anit Thapa |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/after-bengal-rural-polls-bgpm-will-remain-only-relevant-party-in-hills-gta-chief-anit-thapa/articleshow/101573461.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-16 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== Electoral Performance ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
{|class="wikitable " style="text-align:center;"
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | Election Year
!style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | Leader
!style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | Poll alliance
! style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | seats contested
! style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | seats won
! style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | +/- in seats
! style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | Overall votes
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | % of overall votes
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | +/- in vote share
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}};color:black" | Sitting side
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|[[Anit Thapa]]
|[[Trinamool Congress|TMC+]]
|3
|0
|{{decrease}}1
|
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|
|
|}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Political parties in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2021]]
[[Category:2021 establishments in India]]

Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha - Revision history

James at 12:29, 7 May 2026