Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा |
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| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Bariatu Road, Ranchi-834008 |
| Youth wing | Jharkhand Chhatra Yuva Morcha |
| Ideology | Regionalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance |
NDA (up to 2013) UPA (Only 2014) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
2 / 545
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha |
1 / 245
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| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| www.jharkhandmuktimorcha.org | |
NDA (up to 2013)
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) ; translation: Jharkhand Liberation Front) is a state political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It has two seats in the 15th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of the JMM. JMM is also an influential political party in the neighbouring Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal.
The party was officially created on the birthday of Birsa Munda, the 19th century tribal warrior of Jharkhand, who fought against the British rule in present-day Jharkhand. The State of Jharkhand also came into existence on Birsa Munda's birthday in 2000.
100% of their MP's who contested in 2009 elections were candidates with pending criminal cases in their name.
For almost six decades the movement for formation of Jharkhand from Bihar had been changing colour and strategy to gain a foothold. The Jharkhand Party grew politically stronger but the commissions examining the demands for a separate Jharkhand State rejected these demands every time. Despite the reports of these commissions deciding against them, the Jharkhand Party never lost sight of its ultimate target: a separate state of Jharkhand. Till 1962 Jharkhand Party won between 23-32 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Post 1962 the Jharkhand Party aligned with Indin National Congress and Jaipal Singh became a minister in Vinodanand Jha's government in Bihar. With this, the demand for the Tribal Homeland was put on hold for nearly a decade.
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