Swatantra Bharat Paksh
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Swatantra Bharat Paksh (translation: Independent India Party; abbr. SBP) is a liberal political party in Maharashtra, India, established in 1994 by Sharad Anantrao Joshi (former Shetkari Sanghatana leader).[1] It claims its roots in the Swatantra Party of C. Rajagopalachari.[2] It won one seat in the 2004 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha election, successfully contested by Wamanrao Chatap from the Rajura constituency.[3][4] In total, the party had launched 7 candidates.[5] Sharad Anantrao Joshi, the party's founder, represented the party and Maharasthra in the Rajya Sabha from 2004 to 2010.[6]
The party was allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Shiv Sena.[4] The party supports the demand for a separate Vidarbha state.[1]
On 28 March 2022, the SBP merged with the Swarna Bharat Party and became the Swatantra Bharat Party.
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- ↑ a b Sharad Joshi joins hands with NDA, Yukta Mookhey in BJP. The Hindu (2004-03-06). Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
- ↑ ::Welcome to CCS:: Template:Webarchive. Ccsindia.org. Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
- ↑ State Elections 2004 – Constituency wise detail for 154-Rajura Constituency of Maharashtra Template:Webarchive
- ↑ a b Kalpana Sharma (2004-10-17). Congress-NCP retains Maharashtra. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
- ↑ State Elections 2004 Partywise Contestants in MAHARASHTRA
- ↑ Member's Web Site Template:Webarchive. 164.100.24.167:8080. Retrieved on 2012-10-26.
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