Revolutionary Goans Party
Indian political party
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The Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. It was first founded as a non-governmental organization on 3 March 2017 under the name Revolutionary Goans (RG).[14] The party later received recognition as a political party from the Election Commission of India on 1 January 2022.[3] In its debut election, the party contested 38 seats in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election and won the St. Andre constituency.[15][16][17]
Revolutionary Goans Party | |
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| Abbreviation | RGP |
| Leader | Manoj Parab |
| President | Manoj Parab |
| General Secretary | Vishvesh Naik[1] |
| Treasurer | Ajay Kholkar[2] |
| Founder | Manoj Parab |
| Founded | 24 November 2021[3] |
| Preceded by | Revolutionary Goans (2017–2021) |
| Headquarters | 312, 3rd Floor, Gera Imperium Grand, Patto Panjim, Goa |
| Youth wing | RGP Youth Wing[4] |
| Women's wing | Stree Kranti[5] |
| Membership | 50,000 (2022)[6] |
| Ideology | |
| ECI Status | State Party[9] |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly | 1 / 40
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| rgpofficial | |
Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019
A central component of the Revolutionary Goans Party's platform is a bill that defines "Person of Goan Origin." According to the proposed criteria, this includes individuals (or their ancestors up to two generations) who were born or resided in Goa before 20 December 1961. The definition requires that the individual became an Indian citizen post-liberation, irrespective of nationality or passport they hold currently.[18]
To protect the rights of the person of Goan origin of State of Goa in respect of jobs, benefits of various government schemes, education, Comunidade land and Government, semi-Government plots/apartments/shops, promotions and to make certain other provisions connected therewith.
Where it is expedient to give better protection to the person of Goan origin in view of special Portuguese laws, provisions of code of Comunidade, effect of late independence of Goa on education opportunities for Goans, Peculiar social and economic changes affecting Goans and changing demography vis-a-vis small size of the state and its population.
— The Goa Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019 (introductory paragraphs)[19]
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha (General) election results
| Election | Lok sabha | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- in seats | Overall vote % | Vote swing | Ref. |
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| 2024 | 18th | Manoj Parab | 2 | 0 / 543 |
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Goa Legislative Assembly elections
| Election Year | Leader | seats contested | seats won | +/- in seats | Overall votes | % of overall votes | +/- in vote share | Sitting side |
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| 2022 | Manoj Parab | 38 | 1 / 40 |
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93,255 | 9.81% | 9.81 |
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Notes
- stands for the Grand Opposition Alliance, consisting of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee and the Goa Forward Party.