Plurals Party
The Plurals Party | |
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| Abbreviation | TPP, दप्पा |
| President | Pushpam Priya Choudhary |
| General Secretary | Anupam Kumar Suman |
| Founder | Pushpam Priya Choudhary |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Sukhbaso Complex, 3rd Floor, Opposite Western Hotel, Plot No. 130, Danapur Khagaul Road, Patna, Bihar, 801503 [1] |
| Student wing | Plurals Student Federation (PSF) |
| Ideology | Progressivism[2] Liberalism Decentralisation Kantianism |
| Colours | White and Red |
| ECI Status | Registered (13 October 2020) |
| Seats in Legislative Assembly of Bihar | 0 / 243
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| Website | |
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The Plurals Party (often known by the abbreviated name Plurals, TPP, दप्पा) is an Indian political party founded in the state of Bihar[3] by Pushpam Priya Choudhary, alumna of the London School of Economics and Institute of Development Studies, whose central policies include employment, education, healthcare, rural development, industrialisation, urban centres and capabilities inclusion of people and the regions. Plurals started its political journey by contesting 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election against the National Democratic Alliance of Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United) and Grand Alliance of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Indian National Congress and several leftist parties.[4]
History
[edit]Formation
[edit]The party was founded on 8 March 2020 by Pushpam Priya Choudhary, who was projected by the party as Chief Minister candidate for 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election[5][6] and former civil servant Anupam Kumar Suman who was posted as the special secretary of the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar before his resignation, who later joined as the General Secretary of the party.[7][8]
Election Campaign
[edit]Pushpam Priya Choudhary travelled across the state and raised the issues of closed industries, unproductive agriculture, ruined heritage and unemployment with the party campaign of "Let’s Open Bihar" and "30 Years Lockdown". She pointed out the underdevelopment of the state in the post-globalisation phase after 1990, which is also synchronised with the Lalu Prasad Yadav-Nitish Kumar regime.[9][verification needed]
Bihar Assembly Elections
[edit]The party made its electoral debut in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and contested all 243 seats.[10] As the party opposed the politics of caste and religion following its pluralistic ideology, it declared its candidate’s name while mentioning their profession (doctor, engineer, teacher etc) as their caste and their religion as ‘Bihari’. Many of the nominations of its candidates were rejected, which the party opposed vehemently. All party candidates who contested the elections lost, including party president Pushpam Priya Choudhary who contested from Bankipur and Bisfi constituencies.[11][12] Party members finally contested on 148 seats including those declared independent because of the delay in party registration. Total vote secured by the candidates on these seats was 209,417.
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
[edit]| Vidhan Sabha Term | Election | Seats contested |
Seats won |
% of votes |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar | 2020 | 113 (excluding 35 IND) | 0 | [13] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Party's Address on Website".
- ^ "The Plurals Has Arrived, But Will it Survive the Rough and Tumble of Bihar's Caste-Ridden Politics?". News18.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Plural Party moved Delhi HC, seeks to use chessboard symbol to contest Bihar Assembly polls". ANI News. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Time To Move On From Nitish Kumar, Lalu: Plurals Party Chief Pushpam Priya". Businessworld. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Who is Pushpam Priya Choudhary? The UK return girl who aspires to become Chief Minister of Bihar". India TV. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Bihar elections: Plurals Party's Pushpam Priya Chaudhary fails to make impact". Times of India. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Bihar polls: CM Nitish Kumar may face former PMC chief after rift in 2019". National Herald. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Bihar elections: Confident of winning all the seats, says Pushpam Priya Choudhary, Plurals Party chief". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Bihar polls: Pushpam Priya Choudhary, the LSE graduate who is eyeing CM's chair". Deccan Herald. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Bihar: Pushpam Priya Choudhary's Plurals to contest all 243 seats". Times of India. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Women Candidates Changing the Political Space in Bihar Elections 2020". News18. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Pushpam Priya Choudhary of Plurals party gets just 5189 votes in Bihar elections 2020". The Financial Express (India). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "A Bihar poll singularity, Plurals chief is counting on age, agenda, ambition". The Indian Express. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.