Swaraj Abhiyan

Swaraj India
PresidentYogendra Yadav
FounderYogendra Yadav
Prashant Bhushan
Founded31 July 2016 (7 years ago) (2016-07-31)
HeadquartersA – 189, Sector 43, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301
ECI StatusRegistered unrecognized Party [1]
Seats in Lok Sabha0/545
Seats in Haryana Legislative Assembly0/90
Website
www.swarajindia.org

Swaraj Abhiyan is an Indian socio-political organisation that began with an open dialogue on 14 April 2015. It was formed by Yogendra Yadav and anti-corruption activist Prashant Bhushan in Gurgaon following their expulsion from the Aam Aadmi Party.[2] The organisation claims to transform ideology into reality and to achieve Swaraj in all aspects of life - political, economical, social and cultural. On 31 July 2016, Swaraj Abhiyan announced the decision to form a political front, Swaraj India.[3] Subsequently, on 2 October 2016, a political party - Swaraj India was announced, with intention to participate in local body elections to start with.[4]

  1. ^ "List of Registered Unrecognized Political Parties". ECI. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/yogendra-yadavs-bangalore-samwad/
  3. ^ Yadav, Yogendra. "Interview: Yogendra Yadav on How the Swaraj Abhiyan's Political Party Plans to Be Different". theWire.
  4. ^ "Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan's Swaraj India to contest 50 wards in BMC polls". The Indian Express. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2018.