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{{Infobox Indian_Political_Party<br />
|party_name = Kamtapur People's Party<br />
| party_logo = <br />
|colorcode = blue<br />
|ideology = [[Kamtapur|Kamtapur statehood]]<br />
|eci = <br />
|chairman = Atul Roy<br />
|secretary = Nikhil Roy<br />
|foundation = January 1996<br />
|students = All Koch Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRSU)<br />
|alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]<br />
|headquarters = [[Siliguri]], [[Darjeeling district]], West Bengal<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kamtapur People's Party''' (KPP) is a [[political party]] working in the northern parts of the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. KPP was founded in January 1996 by Atul Roy. KPP works amongst the [[Rajbongshi people|Rajbanshi]] population. KPP demands the set up of a separate [[Kamtapur]] state and recognition of the dialect of the Rajbanshi/Rajbongshi/Kamatapuri as a separate language.<br />
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The student wing of KPP is the All Kamtapur Students Union. The women's wing is called Kamtapur Women's Rights Forum.<br />
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==History==<br />
Ahead of the 2001 [[West Bengal]] assembly elections, KPP joined the [[All India Trinamool Congress]]-led [[Bangla Bachao Front]].<br />
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In spring 2003, KPP suffered an internal division. Atul Roy, considered as a moderate, was dethroned and replaced by a more hardline leadership. Nikhil Roy became the new president of KPP and the general secretary was Subhas Burman. Atul Roy remained a member of the central committee.<br />
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Ahead of the 2004 [[Lok Sabha]] elections, KPP formed a front together with [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]].<br />
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In 2006, Atul Roy broke away from Kamtapur People's Party to form a new party called the [[Kamtapur Progressive Party]]. However, Atul Roy and Nikhil Roy decided to end their dispute in October 2010 and Atul merged his party with Kamtapur People's Party.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101014/jsp/siliguri/story_13055491.jsp |title=Factions Merge for Kamtapur Fight |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=October 14, 2010}}</ref> There is only one Kamtapur People's Party today. Atul Roy is the president of the party and Nikhil Roy is the general secretary.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://canvaspix.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/quest/ A documentary on the demand of statehood of Kamtapur]<br />
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