Sikkim National Congress
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Sikkim National Congress was political party
in Sikkim
. SNC was founded in 1962 through a merger of Swatantra Dal, Rajya Praja Sammelan
and dissidents of the then dominant parties, Sikkim State Congress
and Sikkim National Party
. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
was the leader of SNC.
SNC was formed to be a party representing all ethnic groups in Sikkim
, as the previously dominating parties de facto were divided on ethnic lines. SNC opposed monarchy in Sikkim and worked for democratic reforms.
In April 1973 Sikkim Janata Congress
merged with SNC.
In 1974 the first democratically elected government took office in Sikkim
. In the first elections after the fall of the monarchy the party won 31 out of 32 seats.
After the merger of Sikkim
with India
1975, Dorjee’s party merged with the Indian National Congress
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
. SNC was founded in 1962 through a merger of Swatantra Dal, Rajya Praja Sammelan
Rajya Praja Sammelan
Rajya Praja Sammelan ,a political party in Sikkim founded after the Independence of India in 1947. 1947. Praja Sammelan advocated a union with India and the Gorkha population of northern West Bengal. In 1960 Praja Sammelan merged with Dorjee's Sikkim National Congress....
and dissidents of the then dominant parties, Sikkim State Congress
Sikkim State Congress
Sikkim State Congress, or SSC, is a political party in Sikkim. It was founded in 1947 with the goal of democratic reforms and a unification of Sikkim with India. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was president of the party between 1953 and 1958....
and Sikkim National Party
Sikkim National Party
Sikkim National Party, political party in Sikkim, Formed in 1950. National Party was in favour of the monarchy and advocated independence for Sikkim...
. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee also spelled Kazi Lhendup Dorji or Kazi Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa, was the first chief minister of Sikkim from 1974 to 1979 after its union with India. He was popularly known as Kazi Saab in Sikkim.-Early life:Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was born in 1904 in Pakyong, East Sikkim, Sikkim...
was the leader of SNC.
SNC was formed to be a party representing all ethnic groups in Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
, as the previously dominating parties de facto were divided on ethnic lines. SNC opposed monarchy in Sikkim and worked for democratic reforms.
In April 1973 Sikkim Janata Congress
Sikkim Janata Congress
Sikkim Janata Congress was a political party in Sikkim, active in the struggle for democratic reforms. SJC was founded Sikkim State Congress and Sikkim Janata Party merged in October 1972. In 1973 SJC merged with Dorjee's Sikkim National Congress....
merged with SNC.
In 1974 the first democratically elected government took office in Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
. In the first elections after the fall of the monarchy the party won 31 out of 32 seats.
After the merger of Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
with India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
1975, Dorjee’s party merged with the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
.