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'''Gana Abhiyan Orissa''' (Popular Campaign Odisha), also called Orissa Gana Abhiyan, was a political organization in the [[India]]n state of [[Odisha, India|Odisha]]. The organization was formed a splinter group of [[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|Socialist Unity Centre of India]], when the local party leader [[Mayadhar Naik]] had been expelled from SUCI in the end of the 1990s. Naik claims that the expulsion was motivated by ideological differences, whereas SUCI claimed Naik was guilty of corruption.<br />
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GAO has worked to a large extent with organizing [[adivasi]]s and [[dalit (outcaste)|dalit]]s.<br />
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In the elections 1999 GAO did not launch any candidates of their own, but support 'left and democratic forces'. Ahead of the 2004 a cooperation with the [[Indian National Congress]] was discussed. The exact status of the organization today is unclear, it might be that Naik joined Congress.<br />
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The word ''gao'' means 'village'.<br />
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[[Category:Political parties in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties in India]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties established in the 1990s]]<br />
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