The Ekta Manch ('Unity Platform') is a political alliance in the

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

. The alliance was announced in April 2014, ahead of the

2014 Indian general election General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...

. At the time it consisted of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, the Quami Ekta Dal, the Janvadi Party and the Jan Adhikar Manch. The SBSP leader Om Prakash Rajbhar serves as convenor of the alliance.''India Today''.
In UP, Akhilesh leads the way with AAP effect
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