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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|logo =
|name = Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front
|abbreviation = IGJF
|leader = [[Ajoy Edwards]]
|founder = [[Ajoy Edwards]]
|foundation = {{Start date and age|25 November 2021}} (as Hamro Party)
|split = [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]]
|colorcode = {{Party color|Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front}}
|colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front}}}} [[Navy blue|Dark Navy Blue]]
| state_seats_name = [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|6|45|hex={{Party color|Hamro Party}}}}
| state2_seats_name = [[Darjeeling Municipality]]
| state2_seats = {{Composition bar|11|32|hex={{Party color|Hamro Party}}}}
|eci=
|alliance =
|ideology= [[Gorkhaland movement|Gorkhaland statehood]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assamtribune.com/north-east/indian-gorkha-janshakti-front-launched-with-call-for-separate-statehood-1562052|title=Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front launched with call for separate statehood|publisher=The Assam Tribune|date=23 Dec 2024|access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref><br>[[Indian Gorkha|Gorkha nationalism]]<br>[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]
|position=
|flag=
|symbol=}}

'''Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front''' ({{Small|[[Abbreviation|abbr.]]}} '''IGJF''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/ajoy-edwards-launches-new-party-gorkhaland-to-be-prime-goal/articleshow/116571429.cms|title=Ajoy Edwards launches new party, Gorkhaland to be prime goal|publisher=Times of India|date=22 December 2024|access-date=12 March 2026}}</ref> formerly known as '''Hamro Party''', is a political party based in [[Darjeeling district]] and [[Kalimpong district]] of [[India]]. The president of the party is [[Ajoy Edwards]], who was earlier a leader of [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Hill party christened 'Hamro Party'|date=26 November 2021 |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/new-hill-party-christened-hamro-party-459908|publisher=Millennium Post|accessdate=11 June 2022}}</ref>

==Election history==
HP contested the [[Darjeeling Municipality]] election in February 2022. It won 18 seats out of a total of 32 seats and formed the board.<ref>{{cite news|title=West Bengal: Formed 3 months ago, Hamro Party beats major players in Darjeeling polls|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-formed-3-months-ago-hamro-party-beats-major-players-in-darjeeling-polls/articleshow/89957924.cms/|work=The Times of India|date=3 March 2022 |accessdate=11 June 2022}}</ref> HP contested all 45 seats in the [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]] election held on 26 June 2022 and won 8 seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=GTA polls: Hamro Party to contest in all 45 seats|date=3 June 2022 |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/gta-polls-hamro-party-to-contest-in-all-45-seats-480632/|publisher=Millennium Post|accessdate=11 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=North Bengal GTA Election Results 2022|date=29 June 2022 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/north-bengal-gorkhaland-territorial-administration-civic-election-results-2022-live-news-updates-darjeeling-siliguri-mahakuma-parishad-winning-candidates-list/2576134|publisher=Financial Express|accessdate=30 June 2022}}</ref> Two HP councillors of the GTA joined [[Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha]] on 5 November 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Two Hamro Party GTA Sabhasads cross over to BGPM|date=6 November 2022 |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/nation/two-hamro-party-gta-sabhasads-cross-over-to-bgpm-498199|publisher=Millennium Post|accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref> Six HP ward commissioners of [[Darjeeling Municipality]] joined [[Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha]] on 24 November 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=With BGPM set to wrest Darjeeling Municipality, Anit Thapa takes centre stage in hills politics|date=26 November 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bgpm-to-wrest-darjeeling-municipality-anit-thapa-takes-centre-stage-in-hills-politics-8290999/|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Darjeeling municipality: Binay Tamang, Bimal Gurung add to chaos|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/darjeeling-municipality-binay-tamang-bimal-gurung-add-to-chaos-leading-to-fiasco/cid/1900492|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref> One more Hamro Party ward commissioner of Darjeeling Municipality joined BGPM on 21 March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hamro Party councillor switch relief for BGPM|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hamro-party-councillor-switch-relief-for-s-bharatiya-gorkha-prajatantrik-morcha/cid/1924163|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=1 June 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Political parties in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2021]]

Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front - Revision history

ArnoldBAp at 14:19, 23 April 2026