Assam Jaitya Parishad (AJP) is a state
Political Party
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in
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
,
India
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. It is formed by two student organizations of Assam,
All Assam Students Union
All Assam Students' Union or AASU is a Assamese nationalist students' organisation in Assam, India. It is best known for leading the six-year Assam Movement against Bengalis of both Indian and Bangladeshi origin living in Assam. The leadership, ...
(AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) in September 2020. Former
All Assam Students Union
All Assam Students' Union or AASU is a Assamese nationalist students' organisation in Assam, India. It is best known for leading the six-year Assam Movement against Bengalis of both Indian and Bangladeshi origin living in Assam. The leadership, ...
General Secretary, Lurinjyoti Gogoi is the first president of Assam Jaitya Parishad. Its party symbol is 'Ship', as allotted by
Election Commission of India
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.
Electoral performance
For
2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election
The 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election was the 15th quinquennial legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of Assam from March 27 to April 6 in three phases, to elect 126 MLAs to the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly. The vot ...
, AJP joined an alliance with
Raijor Dal
The Raijor Dal (; RD) is an Indian political party based in the state of Assam. The party believes in the principles of Secularism, SocialismProgressivism, Ethnocentrism and opposes Citizenship Amendment Act as it believes that it is thread ...
, an offshoot of
Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti. According to the seat-sharing agreement, AJP will contest on 82 seats, and
Raijor Dal
The Raijor Dal (; RD) is an Indian political party based in the state of Assam. The party believes in the principles of Secularism, SocialismProgressivism, Ethnocentrism and opposes Citizenship Amendment Act as it believes that it is thread ...
will contest on 29 seats of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
.
State Legislative Assembly Elections
References
5. https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/partywiseresult-S03.htm
Political parties established in 2020
2020 establishments in Assam
Political parties in Assam
State political parties in Assam
Regionalist parties in India
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