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	\| party_name= Sikkim Janata ~~Congress~~		\| party_name= Sikkim Janata Party
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	\| founder = [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]]		\| founder = [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]]
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	'''Sikkim Janata Party''', a [[political party]] in [[Sikkim]], founded by [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]]. The party was ~~active~~ in the ~~struggle for democratic reforms. In October 1972 SJP merged with~~ [[Sikkim ~~State~~ Congress]] ~~to form [[~~Sikkim ~~Janata~~ Congress]].		'''Sikkim Janata Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[Sikkim]]. The party was founded in [[Gangtok]] on December 18, 1969 founded by [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]].<ref name="Shukla1976">{{cite book \| author = Satyendra R. Shukla \| date = 1976 \| title = Sikkim: The Story of Integration \| publisher = S. Chand \| pages = 77, 82, 223\| isbn = 978-0-8426-0872-5 \| oclc = 164804020 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ektuAAAAMAAJ}}</ref><ref name="R.M. Lala1969">{{cite book \| date = 1969 \| title = Himmat, Volume 6, Issues 1-25 \| publisher = R.M. Lala \| pages =1 \| oclc = 1774357 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OVEub4IGa7gC \|quote=A new political party called the Sikkim Janata Party emerged in Sikkim and its president, Lal Bahadur Basnet, said that it's aim is socialism.}}</ref> The party was formed after a split in the [[Sikkim National Congress]].<ref name="Sengupta1985">{{cite book \| author = Nirmalananda Sengupta \| date = 1985 \| title = State Government and Politics, Sikkim \| publisher = Sterling \| pages = 87, 163\| isbn = 978-0-86590-694-5 \| oclc = 12978086 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dGsmAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> Basnet, a well-known journalist and former general secretary of the Sikkim National Congress, served as the president of the party.<ref name="Bareh2001"/><ref name="Basnet1974">{{cite book \| author = Lal Bahadur Basnet \| date = 1974 \| title = Sikkim: A Short Political History \| publisher = S. Chand \| pages =153 \| isbn = 978-0-8426-0627-1 \| oclc = 1043995922 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nEpuAAAAMAAJ}}</ref><ref name="Regmi Research Project1971">{{cite book \| date = 1971 \| title = Nepal Press Report, Issues 500-593 \| publisher = Regmi Research Project \| pages =10 \| oclc = 6109752 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=74seAAAAMAAJ}}{{failed verification\|date=March 2021}}</ref> K.C. Pradhan was the general secretary of the party.<ref name="Bareh2001"/>

	~~Basnet had been prosecuted by~~ the [[~~monarchy~~]] ~~in 1966~~, ~~whereafter he had founded SJP~~. ~~In 1980 he wrote~~ the book ~~''His Majesty's Paying Guest''~~.		Ideologically the party was committed to [[socialism]], democracy and the unity of the Sikkimese people.<ref name="Bareh2001"/><ref name="R.M. Lala1969"/><ref name="Sinha1975">{{cite book \| author = Awadhesh Coomar Sinha \| date = 1975 \| title = Politics of Sikkim: A Sociological Study \| publisher = Thomson Press (India), Publication Division \| pages = 86\| oclc = 1933932 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CUtuAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> The party was active in the struggle for democratic reforms.<ref name="Bhattacharya1992">{{cite book \| author = Aparna Bhattacharya \| date = 1992 \| title = The Prayer-wheel & Sceptre, Sikkim \| publisher = Nachiketa Publications \| pages = 146\| oclc = 32892911 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LogEAAAAYAAJ}}</ref> It demanded Sikkim adopt a written constitution.<ref name="Sengupta1985"/>

			The party was mainly supported by Nepali community.<ref name="Bareh2001">{{cite book \| editor = Hamlet Bareh \| date = 2001 \| title = Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim \| publisher = Mittal Publications \| pages = 107–108 \| isbn = 9788170997948 \| oclc = 1285484126 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jrr7HPr8NAQC&pg=PA107}}</ref> The party suffered from weak organization and lack of financial backing.<ref name="Sinha1975"/> The party contested four seats in the fourth general election of 1970.<ref name="RahmanVerma2006">{{cite book \| editor1 = Syed Amanur Rahman \| editor2 = Balraj Verma \| date = 2006 \| title = The Beautiful India - Sikkim \| publisher = Reference Press \| pages =334 \| isbn = 9788184050196 \| oclc = 154689593 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=emcwAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> Basnet had himself contested two seats in the election.<ref name="Bareh2001"/> Compared to other opposition parties, the Sikkim Janata Party took more radical postures.<ref name="Shukla1976"/> During the election campaign the party called for revision of the 1950 India-Sikkim Peace Treaty, calling for greater autonomy for Sikkim (positions shared with the Sikkim National Congress and the [[Sikkim State Congress]]).<ref name="Kazi2020">{{cite book \| author = Jigme N. Kazi \| date = 20 October 2020 \| title = Sons of Sikkim: The Rise and Fall of the Namgyal Dynasty of Sikkim \| publisher = Notion Press \| pages = \| isbn = 978-1-64805-981-0 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_MwDEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT15}}</ref> The party condemned the 1950 treaty as a 'slander on Sikkim'.<ref name="Far Eastern Economic Review Limited1971">{{cite book \| date = 1971 \| title = Asia Yearbook \| publisher = Far Eastern Economic Review Limited \| pages = 281\| oclc = 1791821 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nQ9ZAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>

			Karma Lama of the Sikkim Janata Party contested the [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sangha]] seat, finishing in second place with 46 votes (10.31%).<ref name="Sikkim Publicity Department1970">{{cite book \| date = 1970 \| title = Sikkim Herald, Volume 11, Issues 1-100 \| publisher = Sikkim Publicity Department \| pages = \| oclc = 1714501 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=oLHg_bJ4t7gC}}</ref>

			Following the election, in which the party failed to win any seats, Basnet resigned from the party presidency and left the party.<ref name="Grover1974">{{cite book \| author = B. S. K. Grover \| date = 1974 \| title = Sikkim and India: Storm and Consolidation \| publisher = Jain Bros. \| pages = 59\| oclc = 1063130178 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Nr0BAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> Another key leader of the party, B.B. Gurung, also renounced his membership.<ref name="Chatterjee1970">{{cite book \| editor = Ramananda Chatterjee \| date = 1970 \| title = The Modern Review, Volume 127 \| publisher = Modern Review Office \| pages = 195\| oclc = 1681145 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ElgjAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> After these departures, K.C. Pradhan became the main leader of the party.<ref name="The Institute1972">{{cite book \| date = 1972 \| title = News Review on South Asia \| publisher = The Institute \| pages = 69, 157\| oclc = 1753214 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wLY5AQAAIAAJ}}</ref>

			On August 15, 1972 SJP reached an agreement with the [[Sikkim State Congress]] to merge the two parties.<ref name="Shukla1976"/><ref name="The Institute1972"/> The merger was completed on October 26, 1972, with the formation of the [[Sikkim Janata Congress]].<ref name="Shukla1976"/>

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	'''Sikkim Janata Party''', a [[political party]] in [[Sikkim]], founded by [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]]. The party was active in the struggle for democratic reforms. In October 1972 SJP merged with [[Sikkim State Congress]] to form [[Sikkim Janata Congress]].		'''Sikkim Janata Party''', a [[political party]] in [[Sikkim]], founded by [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]]. The party was active in the struggle for democratic reforms. In October 1972 SJP merged with [[Sikkim State Congress]] to form [[Sikkim Janata Congress]].

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'''Sikkim Janata Party''', a [[political party]] in [[Sikkim]], founded by [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]]. The party was active in the struggle for democratic reforms. In October 1972 SJP merged with [[Sikkim State Congress]] to form [[Sikkim Janata Congress]].

Basnet had been prosecuted by the [[monarchy]] in 1966, whereafter he had founded SJP. In 1980 he wrote the book ''His Majesty's Paying Guest''.

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