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{{Infobox Indian political party<br />
|name=Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party<br />
|eci=dissolved party<br />
|abbreviation=BKKP<br />
|founder=[[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]]<br />
|foundation={{Start date and age|1996|df=yes}}<br />
|split=[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|merged=[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]<br />
|dissolution=1999<br />
|<br />
|colorcode= #F7DF05}}<br />
'''Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party''' ({{Small|[[Abbreviation|abbr.]]}} {{Abbr|BKKP|Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party}}) was an Indian political party formed in 1996 by [[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajit Singh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/election-news/key-contestants/story/ajit-singh-46303-2009-05-01 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=India Today |date=2 May 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Shyamlal |date=2022-01-29 |title=Explained: Jats and the BJP in Uttar Pradesh |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-jats-and-the-bjp-in-up-7746631/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129001012/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-jats-and-the-bjp-in-up-7746631/lite/ |archive-date=29 January 2022 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Within months of winning [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency]] from [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] ticket in [[1996 Indian general election|1996 Lok Sabha election]], [[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]] resigned from Congress to form his new party BKKP, with the help of [[Mahendra Singh Tikait]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sitaram Kesri's next move to depend on Congress' performance in by-elections |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19970215-sitaram-kesris-next-move-to-depend-on-congress-performance-in-by-elections-832793-1997-02-14 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=India Today |date=15 February 1997 |language=en}}</ref> He contested [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]] by-poll election on BKKP ticket and won by a margin of 231,440 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Kamal Nath defeated in Chhindwara |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/feb/12byelec.htm |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> In 1999, he relaunched his party with the name of [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Nicholas |date=6 May 2021 |title=A Tribute To Chaudhary Ajit Singh |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-a-tribute-to-chaudhary-ajit-singh/382163 |website=Outlook India}}</ref><br />
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== Electoral performances ==<br />
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=== Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
!Term<br />
!Assembly Election<br />
!Seats contested<br />
!Seats won<br />
! Vote %<br />
!Ref<br />
|-<br />
|13th Legislative assembly<br />
|[[1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|38<br />
|8<br />
|1.92%<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh 1996 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3259-uttar-pradesh-1996/ |website=Election Commission of India|date=14 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-29 |title=Explained: Jats and the BJP in Uttar Pradesh |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-jats-and-the-bjp-in-up-7746631/ |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Political parties in India]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties established in 1996]]<br />
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