Swabhimani Paksha is a

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in Maharashtra,

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, formed by

Raju Shetti Devappa Anna Shetti (known as Raju Shetti) ( mr, राजू शेट्टी) is an Indian Politician and former Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electo ...

, as a political wing of the

Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana or SSS (Marathi: स्वभिमानी शेतकरी संघटना) is a farmers union based in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by Member of Parliament, Raju Shetti. They fight for the fa ...

after its split from the Shetkari Sanghatana led by Sharad Joshi in 2004. In 2004, Raju Shetti was elected to the

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from Shirol constituency as a Swabhimani Paksha candidate. Later, he was elected to the

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in 2009 from Hatkanangle constituency. In 2019, Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar was elected to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from Morshi constituency as a Swabhimani Paksha candidate. The party joined the

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led

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in 2014 and won one seat in the

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when Shetti was elected.

Strength in Vidhan Sabha

Split in Organisation

Notes

External links

Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana website
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