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'''Ekta Shakti Party''' (United Force Party) was a regional political party in [[Haryana]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-19|title=Ekta Shakti {{!}} ENTRANCEINDIA|url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/ekta-shakti-political-party/|access-date=2021-09-21|language=en-US}}</ref> Founded in 2004. The party president was Virender Verma, a former government employee. Verma is the son of Shiv Ram Verma, who was a member of the erstwhile [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]. Verma bases his political movement amongst a people called [[Ror]] in the [[India]]n [[caste system]]. Verma claims that the [[Ror]]s are related to the [[Maratha]]s, and using this Maratha identity he was initially able to win some support from the community. Verma builds his political discourse on the accusation that northern [[Haryana]] has been discriminated against by politicians from western Haryana. <br />
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Verma was accused of having Organized Party activities whilst still in Government service that is Illegal.<br />
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In the 2004 [[Lok Sabha]] elections the party fielded three candidates from northern [[Haryana]]. They got 13022, 82430 and 31202 votes respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IndiaVotes PC: Party performance over elections - Ekta Shakti All States|url=http://www.indiavotes.com/party/info/649/14/31|access-date=2021-09-21|website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><br />
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In the 2009 [[Lok Sabha]] election the party fielded candidates from [[Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency)]] seat Maratha Virender Verma ([[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]])got around 228352 votes. He was in 2nd position after [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate Arvind Sharma<br />
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Later merged to [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-23|title=एकता शक्ति पार्टी का कांग्रेस में होगा विलय|url=https://haryana.punjabkesari.in/haryana/news/ekta-shakti-party-will-merge-in-congress-806489|access-date=2021-09-21|website=punjabkesari}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=वीरेंद्र मराठा दिल्ली में करेंगे एकता शक्ति पार्टी का कांग्रेस में विलय|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/karnal-virendra-maratha-to-be-merged-in-congress-of-ekta-shakti-party-in-delhi-karnal-news-17986719.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Ror leader to merge outfit with Cong|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryana/ror-leader-to-merge-outfit-with-cong-593401|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040830171408/http://www.eci.gov.in/GE2004/pollupd/parties/EScontest.htm Ekta Shaktis election result 2004]<br />
*[http://www.voteindia.com/2009/05/18/karnal-lok-sabha-elections-2009/ 2009 election in karnal lok sabha]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121101012439/http://www.indian-elections.com/haryana/karnal.html Maratha Virender Verma in election result 2009]<br />
*[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uday-mahurkar-on-lost-marathas-of-third-battle-of-panipat-and-rod-community/1/168513.html MARATHA IN HARYANA]<br />
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