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Anit Thapa , President, BGPM

  • Born at Mungpo. Schooling at Kurseong. College at Darjeeling
  • He was a businessman until 2007. Campaigned for singer Prashant Tamang, who won the television reality show Indian Idol in 2007 through the singer’s fan club.
  • The same year, hill leader Bimal Gurung rebelled against his own party, the GNLF, and formed Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) in October 2007.
  • He joined hands with Bimal Gurung the same year. That was the beginning of his political career.
  • Won the GTA elections in 2013 from Kurseong uncontested.
  • The path taken during the 2017 Gorkhaland agitation was not conducive to hills as it was violent and had lacked strategy, people were suffering.
  • Under the leadership of Binoy Tamang they rebelled against the Leadership style of Bimal Gurung in 2017.
  • Bimal Gurung went underground amidst Agitation.
  • Binoy Tamang and Thapa formed another faction of GJM and called it GJM 2.
  • Once the agitation was brought under control they were nominated to run GTA.
  • Anit Thapa was nominated as GTA vice Chairman.
  • In 2019 Binoy Tamang wanted to contest Assembly election from Darjeeling constituency. He resigned from GTA Chairman’s post. Anit Thapa was given the charge of GTA Chairman.
  • Binoy Tamang lost the election.
  • When Gurung returned to active politics in 2020 — just ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections of 2021 — Binoy Tamang and Anit Thapa were suspended from the party for “anti-party” activities.
  • In 2021 Assembly election GJM 2 won Kalimpong seat.
  • When Bimal Gurung entered Darjeeling hills, Binoy Tamang surrendered party flag to him. Then he resigned from the post of Party president of GJM2
  • Anit Thapa launched his own party, the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) in September 9, 2021 at Darjeeling. The launch program was held at Darjeeling Gymkhana Club.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

BGPM is the number one political party of GTA (Gorkhaland Territorial Administration) region. After the inception of party on September 9, 2021, BGPM with its extensive membership drive and winning key elections like GTA, Panchayat became the major political force in the hills.
  • First election fought under the banner of BGPM was Darjeeling Municipality election in March 2022 . BGPM won 8 seats. Later 9 Councillors joined BGPM. BGPM is running the Board currently. Dipen Thakuri is the Chairman of the board.
  • BGPM won 27 Seats in GTA election held on June 2022 and headed GTA under the leadership of Anit Thapa.
  • BGPM pledged to Bring back Panchayati Raj and in 2023, 2 tier Panchayat election (July 2023) was conducted in GTA region after 23 years.
  • BGPM have formed board in 8 out of 9 Panchayat samitis and 103 out of 117 Gram Sabha.
  • The survey work for granting Land Rights to Tea Garden workers are going on.
  • GTA administration is run by BGPM with Anit Thapa as the Chief Executive.
  • Darjeeling Municipality is being run by Board of BGPM councillors
  • Kurseong Municipality is administered by BGPM leadership.
  • Kalimpong municipality is administered by BGPM leadership.
  • Out of 9 Panchayat Samitys 8 of them have board of BGPM

Other achievements

  • Brought back Panchayati Raj in GTA region after 23 years .
  • Panchayat Election was held. BGPM formed Boards in 8/9 Panchayat Samiti and 105/112 Gram Panchayats.
  • Initiated process for Granting Land rights to tea garden residents.
  • Regional SSC has been established.

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