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	Politics in early 70's Odisha was very fluid. The [[1971 Orissa Legislative Assembly election\|election of 1971]] threw a hung assembly. A coalition government was formed by Utkala Congress, Swatantra Party, Jharkhand Party and others. This government under leadership of [[Bishwanath Das]] lasted about a year. There were defections and it lost majority. A Congress government headed by Nandini Satpathy came into power by inducting the defectors from Utkal Congress. However the Satpathy government lost majority in six months when the ex-Utkal Congress Members decided to revive Utkal Congress. Satpathy Decided to call an election. On the eve of election Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress and Swadhin Congress decided to form Pragati ~~Lagislature~~ Party.PLP staked claim to form government, but the Governor B.D Jatti dissolved the assembly and called for election.<ref name="Mahesh 2005 p. 519">{{cite book \| last=Mahesh \| first=A.R.C.B. \| title=Constitutional Development & National Movement in India \| publisher=S. Chand & Company \| year=2005 \| isbn=978-81-219-0565-7 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-6hDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA519 \| access-date=2019-09-09 \| page=519}}</ref><ref name="Patnaik 1985 p. ">{{cite book \| last=Patnaik \| first=B.K. \| title=The Politics of Floor-crossing in Orissa \| publisher=Santosh Publications \| year=1985 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJUeAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2019-09-09 }}</ref>		Politics in early 70's Odisha was very fluid. The [[1971 Orissa Legislative Assembly election\|election of 1971]] threw a hung assembly. A coalition government was formed by Utkala Congress, Swatantra Party, Jharkhand Party and others. This government under leadership of [[Bishwanath Das]] lasted about a year. There were defections and it lost majority. A Congress government headed by Nandini Satpathy came into power by inducting the defectors from Utkal Congress. However the Satpathy government lost majority in six months when the ex-Utkal Congress Members decided to revive Utkal Congress. Satpathy Decided to call an election. On the eve of election Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress and Swadhin Congress decided to form Pragati Legislature Party. PLP staked claim to form government, but the Governor B.D Jatti dissolved the assembly and called for election.<ref name="Mahesh 2005 p. 519">{{cite book \| last=Mahesh \| first=A.R.C.B. \| title=Constitutional Development & National Movement in India \| publisher=S. Chand & Company \| year=2005 \| isbn=978-81-219-0565-7 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-6hDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA519 \| access-date=2019-09-09 \| page=519}}</ref><ref name="Patnaik 1985 p. ">{{cite book \| last=Patnaik \| first=B.K. \| title=The Politics of Floor-crossing in Orissa \| publisher=Santosh Publications \| year=1985 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJUeAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2019-09-09 }}</ref>

	==Organisation==		==Organisation==

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The '''Pragati Legislature Party'''(Also called '''Pragati Dal''') was a political grouping in the Legislative Assembly of the [[India]]n state [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]. PLP was formed in 1973 by the [[Utkal Congress]], [[Swatantra Party]] and others. The PLP leader [[Biju Patnaik]], was elected as the Leader of the Opposition of the Assembly on February 9, 1973. His tenure as Leader of Opposition lasted until March 3 the same year. On that date President's Rule was introduced in the state.<ref name="Sethy 2003 p. 214">{{cite book | last=Sethy | first=R.K. | title=Political Crisis and President's Rule in an Indian State | publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation | year=2003 | isbn=978-81-7648-463-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2kJusgGxiQC&pg=PA214 | access-date=2019-09-09 | page=214}}</ref>

PLP and its member organizations later merged into [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]] in the end of 1974.<ref name="Patnaik 1985 p.183 ">{{cite book | last=Patnaik | first=B.K. | title=The Politics of Floor-crossing in Orissa | publisher=Santosh Publications | year=1985 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJUeAAAAMAAJ | access-date=2020-07-16 | page=183|quote=Swatantra, Utkal Congress and S.P.I. merged into Bharatiya Lok Dal.}}</ref><ref name="Asthana 1988 p.154 ">{{cite book | last=Asthana | first=P. | title=Party System in India: Development Or Decay | publisher=Criterian Publications | year=1988 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iW8mAAAAMAAJ | access-date=2020-07-16 | page=154 |quote=When the Pragati Legislature Party was formed, the Utkal Congress became a constituent unit of it. In a meeting, on 17th August, 1974, the founder President of the UC party announced the decision of the party to merge with the B.L.D.
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==Background==

Politics in early 70's Odisha was very fluid. The [[1971 Orissa Legislative Assembly election|election of 1971]] threw a hung assembly. A coalition government was formed by Utkala Congress, Swatantra Party, Jharkhand Party and others. This government under leadership of [[Bishwanath Das]] lasted about a year. There were defections and it lost majority. A Congress government headed by Nandini Satpathy came into power by inducting the defectors from Utkal Congress. However the Satpathy government lost majority in six months when the ex-Utkal Congress Members decided to revive Utkal Congress. Satpathy Decided to call an election. On the eve of election Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress and Swadhin Congress decided to form Pragati Lagislature Party.PLP staked claim to form government, but the Governor B.D Jatti dissolved the assembly and called for election.<ref name="Mahesh 2005 p. 519">{{cite book | last=Mahesh | first=A.R.C.B. | title=Constitutional Development & National Movement in India | publisher=S. Chand & Company | year=2005 | isbn=978-81-219-0565-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-6hDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA519 | access-date=2019-09-09 | page=519}}</ref><ref name="Patnaik 1985 p. ">{{cite book | last=Patnaik | first=B.K. | title=The Politics of Floor-crossing in Orissa | publisher=Santosh Publications | year=1985 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJUeAAAAMAAJ | access-date=2019-09-09 }}</ref>

==Organisation==
PLP was not a political party in a conventional sense. Its different constituents fought elections under different symbols and campaigned under different flags. It was led by 3 stalwarts of Odisha politics, [[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]] , Biju Patnaik, and [[Harekrushna Mahatab]].<ref name="Grover 1997 p. 606">{{cite book | last=Grover | first=V. | title=Political Parties and Party System | publisher=Deep & Deep Publications | series=Political Parties and Party System | issue=v. 5 | year=1997 | isbn=978-81-7100-878-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ERsVf_DPFUC&pg=PA606 | access-date=2019-09-09 | page=606}}</ref>

==Electoral Performance==
PLP won 56 seats in the 1974 mid-term elections. Biju Patnaik was elected as leader of opposition.<ref name="Padhi 1985 p.47 ">{{cite book | last=Padhi | first=A.P. | title=Indian State Politics: A Case Study of Orissa | publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation | year=1985 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQUeAAAAMAAJ | access-date=2020-07-16 | page=47|quote=Whereas the Pragati combine managed to get 56 seats with 38.5% votes
}}</ref><ref name="Orissa (India). Public Relations Dept Orissa (India). Home Dept 1987 p. 33">{{cite book | author=Orissa (India). Public Relations Dept | author2=Orissa (India). Home Dept | title=Orissa Review | publisher=Home Department, Government of Orissa | issue=v. 44 | year=1987 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MwlDAAAAYAAJ | language=en | access-date=2020-07-16 | page=33|quote=Shri Biju Patnaik , Leader of Pragati Legislature Party became the Leader of the Opposition
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==References==
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[[Category:Defunct political parties in Odisha]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1973]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1974]]

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->John of Reading: /* Background */Typo fixing, replaced: Lagislature → Legislature per source

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