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{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name = Bharatiya Tribal Party
|logo = [[File:Bharatiya-Tribal-Party.webp|150px]]
|abbreviation = BTP
|colorcode = {{Party color|Bharatiya Tribal Party}}
|leader = [[Chhotubhai Vasava]]
|founder = Maheshbhai Vasava
|foundation = 2018
|headquarters = [[Gujarat]]
|ideology = [[Scheduled Tribes|Tribal]] interest<br/>{{nobr|[[Proposed states and union territories of India#Bhil Pradesh|Bhilistan statehood]]}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/White-House-to-be-centre-of-Bhilistan-movement/articleshow/12642136.cms|title='White House' to be centre of Bhilistan movement!|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-clamour-for-separate-saurashtra-bhilistan-to-get-louder-1868566|title=Clamour for separate Saurashtra, Bhilistan to get louder|date=2013-08-01|work=dna|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>
|colours = [[Red]]
{{Color box|{{party color|Bharatiya Tribal Party}}}}
|alliance = [[United Progressive Alliance]] (2018-2020)<br/>[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM+]] (2020-2022)
|symbol = [[File:Auto Rickshaw Election Symbol.svg|150px]]
|website = [https://www.bharatiyatribalparty.org bharatiyatribalparty.org]
|state_seats_name =
|state_seats =
| state2_seats_name = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| state2_seats = {{Composition bar|0|200|hex={{Party color|Bharatiya Tribal Party}}}}
|eci=|split=[[Loktantrik Janata Dal]]}}

'''Bharatiya Tribal Party''' (abbr. '''BTP''') is a political party based in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It was formed in 2017 by [[Chhotubhai Vasava]] and Maheshbhai Vasava.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/|title=Partywise Result|website=eciresults.nic.in|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218160549/http://eciresults.nic.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Election Commission of India]] allotted the [[Auto rickshaw]] symbol to BTP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/year2017/10B_09.08.2017.pdf|title=Election Commission of India letter|publisher=The Election Commission of India}}</ref>

== History ==
===Gujarat===
[[Chhotubhai Vasava]], a [[Bhil]] [[Tribal chief|tribal]] leader, was a member of the [[Janata Dal (United)]] (JD(U)) from 1990 to 2017. He left the party and founded the BTP ahead of the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] when JD(U) allied with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="jdu">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-07 |title=Nitish to campaign in Gujarat after BTP, JD(U) form pre-poll alliance |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/nitish-to-campaign-in-gujarat-after-btp-jdu-form-pre-poll-alliance-1160282.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> It won 2 seats; Chhotubhai Vasava from [[Jhagadiya Assembly constituency]] and his son Mahesh Vasava from [[Dediapada Assembly constituency]]; in the 2017 Gujarat election.<ref name="jdu" />

BTP formed the alliance with [[AIMIM]] in 2020 Gujarat panchayat election.<ref name="jdu"/> They announced an alliance with the [[AIMIM]] for the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jan/02/aimim-joins-hands-with-bhartiya-tribal-party-to-contest-local-polls-in-gujarat-2244564.html|title=AIMIM joins hands with Bhartiya Tribal Party to contest local polls in Gujarat|publisher=New Indian Express|date=2 January 2021|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> but it broke its alliance with AIMIM and allied with the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-05 |title=Arvind Kejriwal's AAP may seal first Gujarat alliance with Chhotu Vasava's BTP |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/arvind-kejriwal-s-aap-may-seal-first-gujarat-alliance-with-chhotu-vasava-s-btp-101649100623306.html |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> It again broke its alliance with AAP in September 2022 and announced contesting the state legislative elections by itself but lost its two seats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Bharatiya Tribal Party ends ties with AAP for Gujarat polls |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/bharatiya-tribal-party-ends-ties-with-aap-for-gujarat-polls-8147399/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

===Rajasthan===
The BTP fought and won two seats [[Chorasi Assembly constituency|Chorasi]] and [[Sagwara Assembly constituency|Sagwara]] in the [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान चुनाव 2018 बी टी पी उम्मीदवारों की सूची: विजेता-उपविजेता उम्मीदवारों, निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों और मतों की पूरी सूची |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/btp-candidates-list-for-rajasthan-assembly-election/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=hi}}</ref> It joined the [[Indian National Congress]] [[Third Ashok Gehlot ministry|government]], but withdrew its support in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-clamour-for-separate-saurashtra-bhilistan-to-get-louder-1868566|title=Why Chhotubhai Vasava's Bharatiya Tribal Party withdrew support to Congress govt in Rajasthan|date=15 December 2018|work=theprint|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> In September 2023, both of them left BTP and formed a new party [[Bharat Adivasi Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=डूंगरपुर: MLA राजकुमार रोत ने कहा- BTP से अब नहीं कोई नाता, BAP का करेंगे गठन |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/dungarpur/dungarpur-news-mla-rajkumar-roat-said-no-relation-with-btp-now-will-form-bap/1782079 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Zee News |language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
* [[Samata Party]]
* [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[Elections in India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.bharatiyatribalparty.org Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921222650/https://www.bharatiyatribalparty.org/ |date=21 September 2022 }}

{{Indian political parties}}
{{Indian elections}}

[[Category:Political parties established in 2017]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Political parties in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Tribal Party]]

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