Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh

Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh भारिप-बहुजन महासंघ
Chairperson	Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar[1]
Founded	1999[2]
Youth wing	Bharipa Bahujan Federation[3]
Ideology	Dalit Socialism Secularism
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Blue
Website
bharip.org
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Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh is a political party in India. The party was formed in 1999, through a split in the Republican Party of India. The party is led by Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr. Ambedkar. The party fights for the rights of the Dalit bahujan community. BBM is primarily based in Maharashtra. The complete name of the party is Bharatia Republican Paksha - Bahujan Mahasangh (Indian Republican Party - Majority Grand Union). Bharatia Republican Paksha is abbreviated BhaRiPa.

In the 13th Lok Sabha elections during 1999 Party President Mr Prakash Ambedkar was elected from the constituency Akola.^[4] In the Lok Sabha election 2004 the party lost its parliamentary representation. In total the party had launched 16 candidates, all from Maharashtra. In Akola, Ambedkar was defeated by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.

In the elections to the Maharashtra state assembly 1999 BBM had put up 34 candidates. In total BBM got 606 827 votes, and won three seats. In Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014 Baliram Siraskar won from Balapur in Akola on Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh ticket^[5] by a margin of 6939 votes.^[6]

External links

• Interview with P.Y. Ambedkar in Indian Express

References

1. "Bharatiya Republican Party Bahujan Mahasangh President Prakash Ambedkar".
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4. "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi website.
5. "Baliram Siraskar won from Balapur in Akola on Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh ticket.".
6. "from Balapur(29) BALIRAM BHAGWAN SIRSKAR of Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh defeated KHATIB SYED NATIQUDDIN of Indian National Congress by 6939 votes".