Swatantra Bharat Paksh
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Swatantra Bharat Paksh
स्वतंत्र भारत पक्ष |
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| Leader | Sharad Anantrao Joshi, Wamanrao Chatap |
| Chairman | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Secretary | Wamanrao Chatap |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | Sharad Anantrao Joshi |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Preceded by | Sharad Anantrao Joshi |
| Headquarters | A-4, Purnam Center Point, Opp. Gaikwad Class, Kahneri Wadi CBS, District Nashik |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
| Lok Sabha |
0 / 545
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| Rajya Sabha |
1 / 254
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The Swatantra Bharat Paksh (Marathi: स्वतंत्र भारत पक्ष, translation: Independent India Party; abbr. SBP) is a liberal political party in Maharashtra, India, established in 1994 by Sharad Anantrao Joshi (former Shetkari Sanghatana leader). It considers itself an inheritor of the legacy of the Swatantra Party of C. Rajagopalachari. It won one seat in the 2004 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha election, successfully contested by Wamanrao Chatap from the Rajura constituency. In total, the party had launched 7 candidates. It also holds one Rajya Sabha seat, represented by Sharad Anantrao Joshi.
The party is allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Shiv Sena. The party supports the demand for a separate Vidarbha state.
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