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'''Bharatiya Tribal Party''' (BTP) is a political party based in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. The party was formed by [[Chhotubhai Vasava]] in 2017. [[Election Commission of India]] has allotted the [[Auto rickshaw]] symbol to BTP under paragraph 10B (2017), order dated on 9 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/year2017/10B_09.08.2017.pdf|title=Election Commission of India letter|publisher=The Election Commission of India}}</ref> Two Bhartiya Tribal Party (BTP) MLAs withdrew their support from the Congress government in Rajasthan on 11 December 2020.
'''Bharatiya Tribal Party''' (BTP) is a political party based in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. The party was formed in 2017 by [[Jhagadiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhagadiya]] MLA [[Chhotubhai Vasava]], who was previously a member of the [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in|title=Partywise Result|website=eciresults.nic.in|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> The [[Election Commission of India]] allotted the [[Auto rickshaw]] symbol to BTP under paragraph 10B (2017).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/year2017/10B_09.08.2017.pdf|title=Election Commission of India letter|publisher=The Election Commission of India}}</ref>


==Elections==
==Elections==
=== Gujarat Assembly election, 2017 ===
===Gujarat===
The Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), less than a month old, managed to win two seats in the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]. Its founder, [[Chhotubhai Vasava]], is a well-known tribal leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/gujarat-2017/bharatiya-tribal-party-opens-account-in-gujarat/article21839930.ece|title=Bharatiya Tribal Party opens account in Gujarat|first=K.|last=Deepalakshmi|date=18 December 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
The Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), less than a month old, won two seats in the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]. Its founder, [[Chhotubhai Vasava]], is a well-known tribal leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/gujarat-2017/bharatiya-tribal-party-opens-account-in-gujarat/article21839930.ece|title=Bharatiya Tribal Party opens account in Gujarat|first=K.|last=Deepalakshmi|date=18 December 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
 
The BTP has formed an alliance with the [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] for the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jan/02/aimim-joins-hands-with-bhartiya-tribal-party-to-contest-local-polls-in-gujarat-2244564.html|title=AIMIM joins hands with Bhartiya Tribal Party to contest local polls in Gujarat|publisher=New Indian Express|date=2 January 2021|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>
 
===Rajasthan===
The BTP won two seats in the [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]]. It joined the [[Indian National Congress]] [[Third Ashok Gehlot ministry|government]], but withdrew its support in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-clamour-for-separate-saurashtra-bhilistan-to-get-louder-1868566|title=Why Chhotubhai Vasava’s Bharatiya Tribal Party withdrew support to Congress govt in Rajasthan|date=15 December 2018|work=theprint|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Bharatiya Tribal Party
AbbreviationBTP
LeaderChhotubhai Vasava
FounderMaheshbhai Vasava
Founded2017
HeadquartersGujarat
IdeologyTribal interest
Bhilistan statehood[1][2]
ColoursRed  
Seats in Gujarat Legislative Assembly
2 / 182
Seats in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
2 / 200
Election symbol
File:Indian Election Symbol Auto Rickshaw.png

Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) is a political party based in Gujarat, India. The party was formed in 2017 by Jhagadiya MLA Chhotubhai Vasava, who was previously a member of the Janata Dal (United).[3] The Election Commission of India allotted the Auto rickshaw symbol to BTP under paragraph 10B (2017).[4]

Elections

Gujarat

The Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), less than a month old, won two seats in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. Its founder, Chhotubhai Vasava, is a well-known tribal leader.[5]

The BTP has formed an alliance with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen for the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.[6]

Rajasthan

The BTP won two seats in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. It joined the Indian National Congress government, but withdrew its support in 2020.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'White House' to be centre of Bhilistan movement!". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Clamour for separate Saurashtra, Bhilistan to get louder". dna. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Partywise Result". eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election Commission of India letter" (PDF). The Election Commission of India.
  5. ↑ Deepalakshmi, K. (18 December 2017). "Bharatiya Tribal Party opens account in Gujarat". The Hindu.
  6. ↑ "AIMIM joins hands with Bhartiya Tribal Party to contest local polls in Gujarat". New Indian Express. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Why Chhotubhai Vasava's Bharatiya Tribal Party withdrew support to Congress govt in Rajasthan". theprint. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.