Assam Jatiya Parishad should not be confused with Asom Gana Parishad.
Party Name: | Assam Jatiya Parishad |
Abbreviation: | AJP |
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President: | Lurinjyoti Gogoi |
Secretary: | Jagadish Bhuyan |
Foundation: | 2020 |
Ideology: | Assamese nationalism[1] Regionalism[2] Anti-CAA[3] |
Alliance: | RD-AJP (Previously) Asom Sonmilito Morcha (Assam) I.N.D.I.A. (present) |
State Seats Name: | Assam Legislative Assembly |
State2 Seats Name: | Guwahati Corporation |
Headquarters: | H.No. 33, 1st Floor, Lamb Road, Guwahati - 781001 |
Symbol: | Ship |
Flag: | File:AJP FLAG.jpg |
Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) is a state Political Party in Assam, India. It is formed by two student organizations of Assam, All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP)[4] in September 2020. Former All Assam Students Union General Secretary, Lurinjyoti Gogoi is the first president of Assam Jatiya Parishad.[5] Its party symbol is 'Ship', as allotted by Election Commission of India.[6]
For 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election, AJP joined an alliance with Raijor Dal, an offshoot of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti. According to the seat-sharing agreement, AJP will contest on 82 seats, and Raijor Dal will contest on 29 seats of Assam.[7]
Election Year | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Votes | Percentage of votes | Vote swing |
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Assam Legislative Assembly | ||||||
2021 | 82 | 0 | 3.66% | +3.66% | ||
Lok Sabha | ||||||
2024 | 1 | 0 | 414,441 | |||