Bihar People's Party

Bihar People's Party was a political party in the Indian state of Bihar, founded in 1993 by former leader of the Samajwadi Krantikari Sena and former Janata Dal MLA, Anand Mohan Singh.[1]

In 1994 the BPP leader Kaushalendra Shukla alias Chhotan Shukla was killed in a police encounter on the orders of the ruling party, RJD.. In connection with his funeral , the Gopalganj district magistrate G. Krishnaiah was lynched just because he was travelling in a "car with a red light". In 2007 Anand Mohan Singh was sentenced to death for the killing of Krishnaiah.[1][2]

Singh was elected to Lok Sabha as a Samata Party candidate in 1996 and as an All India Rashtriya Janata Party candidate in 1998. In 1999 BPP contested the Lok Sabha polls in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (United).[3]

The party contested the 2000 Bihar legislative election in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jharkhand People's Party.[4][5] The party won two seats, contesting as independents.[6]

BPP merged with the Indian National Congress on February 28, 2004.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b India eNews - Bihar villagers skip food in solidarity with convicted MLA
  2. ^ NDTV.com: DM murder: Death for ex-MP
  3. ^ Sharp polarisation in Bihar
  4. ^ Rediff On The NeT: Laloo will get 7 seats in south Bihar: govt survey
  5. ^ The Hindu: Cong(I), RJD hoodwinking people, says JD(U)
  6. ^ The Bihar Transition
  7. ^ The Hindu: Bihar People's Party merges with Congress