Azad Samaj Party

Indian political party

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2025 Azad Samaj Party contested 15 seats in Delhi state assembly elections.
2024 Azad Samaj Party contested 14 seats in Jharkhand state assembly elections.
2024 Azad Samaj Party contested 40 seats in Maharashtra state assembly elections.
2024 Azad Samaj Party contested 12 seats in Haryana in alliance with JJP (Jannayak Janata Party), securing 0.1% of total votes.
2024 Azad Samaj Party contested 3 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, receiving 0% of total votes.
2023 Azad Samaj Party contested 86 seats in the Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections, achieving 0.33% of total votes.
2023 Azad Samaj Party contested 4 seats in the Telangana state assembly elections, receiving 0% of total votes.
October 27 2023 The Azad Samaj Party formed an alliance with the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party for the Rajasthan Assembly elections.
2022 Azad Samaj Party contested 13 seats in the Uttarakhand state assembly elections, gaining 0.63% of total votes and establishing a new political foothold.
2022 Azad Samaj Party contested 110 seats in the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections under the leadership of Chandrashekhar Azad, securing a new political presence with 0.13% of total votes.
March 15 2020 Chandrashekhar officially announced the formation of the Azad Samaj Party. 98 former leaders from various political parties joined the newly launched party.
February 2020 Street clashes occurred between pro-CAA BJP supporters and Bhim Army supporters during the North East Delhi riots.
January 2020 The Bhim Army began protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), seeking its repeal.
August 2019 The Bhim Army participated in nationwide Dalit protests against the demolition of Shri Guru Ravidas Gurughar temple in Tughlaqabad, Delhi. Dozens of people, including Chandrashekhar and Vinay Ratan, were arrested.
September 2018 The Uttar Pradesh government dropped the National Security Act order and acquitted Chandrashekhar from jail.
November 2017 Chandrashekhar was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court.
June 2017 Chandrashekhar, the Bhim Army leader, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force.
2015 Chandra Shekhar Aazad founded the Bhim Army to protect constitutional rights and oppose caste oppression, initially responding to discrimination against Dalit students at AHP Inter-college in Uttar Pradesh.

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