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{{Short description|Social organisation of Koli caste of Gujarat}}

The '''Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha''' , or '''Guzerat Chhatriya Mahasubha''' was a [[Social organization|social]] and [[Political organisation|political]] [[organization]] started by former [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]'s [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat|Gujarat]] [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|State president]] and a [[Koli people|Koli]] [[elite]] [[Shankarsinh Vaghela]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Krishna |first=Chaitanya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LnEMAQAAMAAJ |title=Fascism in India: Faces, Fangs, and Facts |publisher=Manak Publications |year=2003 |isbn=978-81-7827-067-8 |location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]] |pages=230: Pro - BJP Koli kshatriya leader Shankarsinh Thakor formed the Kshatriya Sabha in north Gujarat to counter the congress supported Kshatriyas . Shankarsinh Thakor of Vaghela clan , ex - president of the state BJP , belongs to the Koli Kshatriya community |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Franco |first=Fernando |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ueRtAAAAMAAJ |title=Pain and Awakening: The Dynamics of Dalit Identity in Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh |publisher=[[Indian Social Institute]] |year=2002 |isbn=978-81-87218-46-3 |location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]] |pages=252: Throughout the 1980s , [[Shankarsingh Vaghela]] - who is a [[List of Koli people|Koli]] by caste but has cultivated close relationships with the [[Thakar (tribe)|Thakurs]] , and other [[Rajput]] castes from [[North Gujarat]] and [[Panchmahal district]] and was the president of the [[Gujarat]] unit of the |language=en}}</ref> to target the mass [[List of Koli people|Koli]] base or [[Kshatriya]] [[List of Koli states and clans|Koli]] supporters of [[Indian National Congress]] [[List of political parties in India|party]] in 1980s.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Ramashray |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H_y6_l7zI7sC&q=Kshatriya+BJP |title=India's 2004 Elections: Grass-Roots and National Perspectives |last2=Wallace |first2=Paul |publisher=SAGE |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7619-3516-2 |location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]] |pages=166 |language=en}}</ref> the Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha, or GKM mostly joined by [[Patanvadia Koli]]s, [[Baria Koli]]s and [[Thakor|Thakor Kolis]] of [[North Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shah |first=Ghanshyam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aou17T8KaEEC&q=Kshatriya+Sabha+BJP |title=Caste and Democratic Politics in India |publisher=[[Orient Blackswan]] |year=2004 |isbn=978-81-7824-095-4 |location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]] |pages=310 |language=en}}</ref> the word [[Sanskritisation|Kshatriya]] was used for [[List of Koli titles, clans and subcastes|Koli]] caste which was 24% of the total population of Gujarat and accepted as Kshatriya by other castes but not by upper [[Rajput]]s of the [[States and union territories of India|state]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Engineer |first1=Asghar Ali |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cI2JAAAAMAAJ |title=Communalisation of Politics and 10th Lok Sabha Elections |last2=Nayak |first2=Pradeep |publisher=Ajanta Publications |year=1993 |isbn=978-81-202-0364-8 |location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]] |pages=203 |language=en}}</ref>

{{Infobox organization
| name = गुजरात क्षत्रिय महासभा 1980
| formation = 1980
| full_name = Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha
| native name = ગુજરાત ક્ષત્રિય મહાસભા
| native_name_lang = Gj
| abbreviation = GKM
| nickname = Guzerat Chhatriya Mahasubha
| named_after = [[Koli people|Koli]] [[Kshatriya]]
| merged = [[Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha]] which was founded by Koli elite [[Natwarsinh Solanki]] of Charotar town of Gujarat in 1950
| successor = Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha
| founder = [[Shankarsinh Vaghela]]
| founding_location = [[North Gujarat]]
| type = Social and Political
| status = Abandoned, or merged in Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha
| purpose = To get support of Koli caste of Gujarat
| professional_title = Mahasanghatan
| headquarters = [[Ahmedabad]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| origins = [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| region = [[North Gujarat]]
| services = *Education
*Social upliftment
*Political benefits
*Reservation
| methods = Agitation
| language = *[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
*[[English language|English]]
*[[Koli language (disambiguation)|Koli language]]s
| owner = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
| sec_gen = Fulsinh Dabhi (Koli elite from [[Ghorasar]], Gujarat
| leader_title = Founder & President
| leader_name = [[Shankarsinh Vaghela]]
| affiliations = *[[Patanvadia Koli]]s
*[[Baria Koli]]s
*[[Thakor|Thakor Koli]]s
*several other Koli Subcastes
}}

== Impacts ==

* Because of [[Gujarat]] [[Kshatriya]] Mahasabha, The Koli Kshatriyas of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha 1950's Kolis joined The GKM and weaked the GKS.
* The Kshatriya status of Koli caste was ignored by [[Rajput]]s after down of Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha and weaked organisation Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha 1950.
* The marital relationships between Koli Kshatriyas and Rajputs were abandoned after fall of Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha. During the reign of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha 1950, there were a large number of marriages between Koli Kshatriyas and Rajputs. The Koli elites and rich section of Kolis married with poor or lower Rajput girls but always Kolis gave the dowry to poor or lower Rajputs for making the relationship with Rajputs and to be accepted as Kshatriya by Rajputs.
* Many of Koli Kshatriyas leaves the Koli caste status to secure the Kshatriya status and became Rajput or mixed in Rajputs of Gujarat.
* Some of the Kolis were not able to mixed in Rajputs so they made their caste as a separate caste from Kolis as Patanvadia Kshatriya, Baria Kshatriya and Thakor Kshatriya and Khant Kshatriya because they not secured their richness and elite statu and were considered inferior to Rajputs.

== References ==
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