Archive · 10 Sep 2026
BGPM Claims 10,000 Turnout After GTA Power Loss
The BGPM held a celebration for its sixth foundation day in Kurseong.
Its leader, Anit Thapa, said about 10,000 people attended.
The meeting was important because the party recently lost control of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.
Several leaders also left the BGPM after that change.
Thapa said the large crowd showed that the party was still strong.
He invited former supporters and leaders to return.
He praised the party for helping run the GTA and bringing back local panchayat elections.
He also said Gorkha leaders should work together and bring regional politics back.
Anit Thapa said the BGPM’s sixth foundation day gathering in Kurseong drew around 10,000 people.
The event at Monteviot Ground was viewed as a test of the party’s organisational strength after it lost control of the GTA.
Thapa stepped down as GTA chief executive after the BJP came to power in Bengal in May, prompting several BGPM leaders to leave.
Thapa highlighted the BGPM’s record in running the GTA, restoring peace and reviving the panchayat system in the Darjeeling hills.
He called for Gorkha leaders to unite and said restoring regionalism would be a principal BGPM political objective.
- Who
- Anit Thapa and the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatrantik Morcha (BGPM).
- What
- The BGPM held its sixth foundation day celebration, with Thapa claiming around 10,000 attendees.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Monteviot Ground in Kurseong, in the Darjeeling hills.
- Why
- The gathering was closely watched as a test of BGPM strength after it relinquished control of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration and experienced defections.
- Event
- BGPM sixth foundation day celebration
- Claimed turnout
- Around 10,000 people, according to Anit Thapa
- Venue
- Monteviot Ground, Kurseong
- Party president
- Anit Thapa
- Political context
- The BGPM relinquished control of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration after the BJP came to power in Bengal in May
- Panchayat history
- The previous gram panchayat election in the Darjeeling hills had been held in 2000
- Stated priority
- Restoring regionalism and uniting Gorkha political leaders