Sikkim National Party

Election symbol.

Sikkim National Party was a political party in the former Occupied Kingdom of Sikkim, formed in 1950. The ousted Sikkim National Party was and still is in favour of the monarchy and a strong advocate for complete independence of Sikkim, free from Indian transferred-rule. The party was founded to counter the growing influence of the pro-Indian parties Sikkim State Congress and Rajya Praja Sammelan, that had been formed after the so-called Independence of Modern India in 1947.

In the last elections for the Sikkim State Council before the fall of the monarchy in 1975, NP only won the seat of Kabi-Tingda (the sole seat not won by Dorjee's unified Congress party).

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