Aam Janata Unnayan Party
Aam Janata Unnayan Party আম জনতা উন্নয়ন পার্টি | |
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| Abbreviation | AJUP |
| Chairman | Humayun Kabir |
| Founder | Humayun Kabir |
| Founded | 22 December 2025 |
| Split from | Trinamool Congress |
| Headquarters | Khagrupara, Beldanga, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India |
| Ideology | Secularism Social justice Minority rights Bengali nationalism |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in West Bengal Legislative Assembly | 1 / 294 |
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The Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP; Bengali: আম জনতা উন্নয়ন পার্টি, romanized: Aam Jôntā Unnôyôn Pārṭi, lit. Common Men's Development Party) is a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. The party was founded on 22 December 2025 by Humayun Kabir, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Bharatpur Assembly constituency.[1]
The party was formed following Kabir’s suspension from the All India Trinamool Congress. According to its leadership, the Janata Unnayan Party aims to represent grassroots interests, with a focus on secularism, social justice, and minority rights. The party has indicated its intention to contest the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.
History & Formation
The party was officially launched at a mass rally at the Khagrupara intersection in Beldanga, Murshidabad. The formation was preceded by weeks of tension between Kabir and the TMC leadership, culminating in his suspension on December 4, 2025. The flashpoint was Kabir's controversial decision to lay the foundation stone for a "Babri-style mosque" in Rejinagar on December 6, a move aimed at consolidating Muslim support which the TMC viewed as divisive, due to the presence of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party as the main opposition party in the state.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Suspended TMC leader Humayun Kabir launches Janata Unnayan Party". ANI News. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (22 December 2025). "Will reduce Trinamool to zero in Murshidabad, says Humayun Kabir as he announces new party". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Nag, Jayatri (23 December 2025). "Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir launches Janata Unnayan Party, to contest Murshidabad seats in 2026". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 23 December 2025.