India Greens Party | |
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| Abbreviation | IGP |
| President | Prabhath Prabhakaran Sarika Dabral |
| General Secretary | Shivani Bhatt Subhash Dabral |
| Founder | Suresh Nautiyal |
| Founded | 18 November 2018 (7 years ago) (2018-11-18) |
| Ideology | Green politics Ecological wisdom Eco-socialism Social justice |
| Political position | Centre-left |
India Greens Party is a green political party in India.[1][2] It is one of the three green parties in India to have registration under Election Commission of India[2][3][4] and the only national-level environmentalist organisation in India to become the member of Global Greens. It was founded by Suresh Nautiyal, a member of Global Greens Coordination.[5]
Background
[edit]The India Greens Party traces its origins to a meeting held in New Delhi on 2 July 2017, attended by 44 participants from 17 states and union territories, including Irom Sharmila Chanu, political activist from Manipur. The participants discussed the possibility of forming a national-level Green Party in India in the context of issues such as globalisation, liberalisation, marketisation, global warming, and climate change. The meeting also noted that previous attempts to establish a pan-Indian Green Party had not succeeded.[6]
The party held its first National Convention and National Council meeting on 17–18 November 2018 at Garhwal Bhavan in New Delhi. During the meeting, the party adopted its preamble, constitution, core principles, policies, and ideological framework, which it states were based on the principles of the Global Greens Charter and green philosophy. On 18 November 2018, the party elected its first National Executive Committee, headed by Suresh Nautiyal as founding president. The party regards 18 November 2018 as the date of its formal establishment and observes it annually as its Foundation Day.
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election Year | Leader | seats contested | seats won | +/- in seats | Overall votes | % of overall votes | +/- in vote share | Sitting side | |
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| Lok sabha | |||||||||
| 2024 | Suresh Nautiyal | 3 | 0 | 👁 Steady |
2,387 | 👁 Increase |
👁 Steady | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "India Greens Party comes to city with eco promises - Pune Times Mirror". 20 August 2019.
- ^ a b "India: No country for a Green Party?". The New Indian Express. 7 March 2024.
- ^ Banerjee, Mouli (8 September 2023). "The Politics of Invisibility: the Emergence of India's Many Green Parties". European Consortium for Political Research (ecpr). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Bhom Singh". The Hindu. 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Lok Sabha election: India Greens Party set for poll debut". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2024.
- ^ Datta, Pinak Pani (July 4, 2017). "Green political force gets Irom Sharmila's support". Newslaundry.
