Gujarat Parivartan Party

Gujarat Parivartan Party was a political party from Gujarat, India. It was founded by Keshubhai Patel in August 2012. It performed poorly in 2012 assembly elections. It was expanded with the merging of the Mahagujarat Janata Party. Later it was merged back with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in February 2014.

Gujarat Parivartan Party
LeaderKeshubhai Patel (founder)
Gordhan Zadafia (president)
Founded6 August 2012
Dissolved24 February 2014
Split fromBharatiya Janata Party
Merged intoBharatiya Janata Party
HeadquartersAhmedabad, Gujarat
ColoursYellow  
Election symbol

Formation

GPP was founded by former Chief Minister of Gujarat Keshubhai Patel on 6 August 2012. Gordhan Zadafia led Mahagujarat Janata Party dissolved itself in the Gujarat Parivartan Party.[1]

2012 Gujarat legislative assembly elections

Gujarat Parivartan Party performed poorly and won two seats in 2012 Gujarat legislative assembly election.[2]

  1. Keshubhai Patel - Visavadar constituency
  2. Nalin Kotadiya - Dhari constituency

Merger with BJP

GPP MLA Keshubhai Patel resigned following his ill health in early February 2014.[3]

President of GPP Gordhan Zadafia announced merger of GPP with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 24 February 2014. Senior leader of GPP and former chief minister Suresh Mehta opposed the decision. Nalin Kotadiya who represented Dhari in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly joined BJP along with party.[4][5]

References
  1. "Keshubhai Patel formally launches Gujarat Parivartan Party". NDTV.com. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. Samay, Live (20 December 2012). "Gujarat Assembly elections 2012 results: Winners list". samaylive.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. "Keshubhai resigns as MLA". The Times of India. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. "Gujarat Parivartan Party merges with BJP". Niticentral. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014.
  5. "Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party merges with BJP". Jagran.


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