Jana Andolan Party
Political party in India
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Jana Andolan Party (JAP) is a political party based in Kalimpong district and Darjeeling district of India. JAP was founded in 2016. The president of the party is Dr. Harka Bahadur Chhetri, who is a former MLA of Kalimpong.[1]
Election history
JAP contested the West Bengal state assembly election from Kalimpong in 2016. Its candidate Harka Bahadur Chhetri lost narrowly to Gorkha Janmukti Morcha candidate Sarita Rai.[2] In the 2017 Kalimpong municipality elections, JAP won two seats.[3] In 2019, Harka Bahadur Chhetri unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election from Darjeeling constituency. Amar Lama from JAP contested the West Bengal assembly by-election from Darjeeling assembly constituency in 2019 but lost.
