Revolutionary Goans Party
Revolutionary Goans Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | RGP |
| Leader | Manoj Parab |
| President | Manoj Parab |
| General Secretary | Vishvesh Naik[1] |
| Treasurer | Ajay Kholkar[2] |
| Founder | Manoj Parab |
| Founded | 24 November 2021[3] |
| Preceded by | Revolutionary Goans (2017–2021) |
| Headquarters | 312, 3rd Floor, Gera Imperium Grand, Patto Panjim, Goa |
| Youth wing | RGP Youth Wing[4] |
| Women's wing | Stree Kranti[5] |
| Membership | 50,000 (2022)[6] |
| Ideology | |
| ECI Status | State Party[9] |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly | 1 / 40
|
| Election symbol | |
| Website | |
| rgpofficial | |
The Revolutionary Goans Party (abbr. RGP) is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. It was first founded as a non-governmental organization on 3 March 2017 under the name Revolutionary Goans.[14] The party later received recognition as a political party from the Election Commission of India on 1 January 2022.[3] In its debut election, the party contested 38 seats in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election and won the St. Andre constituency.[15][16][17]
Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019
A central component of the Revolutionary Goans Party's platform is a bill that defines "Person of Goan Origin." According to the proposed criteria, this includes individuals (or their ancestors up to two generations) who were born or resided in Goa before 20 December 1961. The definition requires that the individual became an Indian citizen post-liberation, irrespective of nationality or passport they hold currently.[18]
To protect the rights of the person of Goan origin of State of Goa in respect of jobs, benefits of various government schemes, education, Comunidade land and Government, semi-Government plots/apartments/shops, promotions and to make certain other provisions connected therewith.
Where it is expedient to give better protection to the person of Goan origin in view of special Portuguese laws, provisions of code of Comunidade, effect of late independence of Goa on education opportunities for Goans, Peculiar social and economic changes affecting Goans and changing demography vis-a-vis small size of the state and its population.
— The Goa Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019 (introductory paragraphs)[19]
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha (General) election results
| Election | Lok sabha | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- in seats | Overall vote % | Vote swing | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18th | Manoj Parab | 2 | 0 / 543
|
Goa Legislative Assembly elections
| Election Year | Leader | seats contested | seats won | +/- in seats | Overall votes | % of overall votes | +/- in vote share | Sitting side |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goa Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| 2022 | Manoj Parab | 38 | 1 / 40
|
1 | 93,255 | 9.81% | 9.81 | |
Notes
- ^ stands for the Grand Opposition Alliance, consisting of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee and the Goa Forward Party.
See also
References
- ^ "Dhavalikar, RGP leader lock horns at Bandora; plaint lodged against Min – The Navhind Times". 3 March 2024.
- ^ Hub, Goa News (14 December 2023). "RGP shortlists Manoj Parab, Ajay Kholkar for North Goa". Goa News Hub.
- ^ a b "Contribution Report of Revolutionary Goans Party" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ^ "RGP focused on producing youth leaders, says Parab". The Goan EveryDay.
- ^ "RG launches women's wing Stree Kranti – 27 August 2021 | O Heraldo". 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Shifting The Goalposts: A Young Politician's Battle To Save Goa And Its Way Of Life". Outlook India. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Goa's Revolutionary Goans organization objects to Karnataka's Kannada Bhavan proposal". Asianet.
- ^ "Will a regional party queer the pitch for BJP, Congress in Goa Lok Sabha polls?". India Today. 17 December 2023.
- ^ "RGP recognised as State political party". The Goan EveryDay.
- ^ "RG to contest under the banner of Goa Su-Raj Party – 15 November 2021 | O Heraldo". 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Goa Su-Raj party severs ties with RG" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "Opposition parties form Grand Alliance for Goa Zilla Panchayat polls". daijiworld.com.
- ^ Kulkarni, Dhaval S. (11 December 2025). "How nativist RGP's absence may impact Congress-led front in Goa local polls". India Today.
- ^ "Politics of Revolutionary Goans Party". The Navhind Times. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Assembly Election Results 2022: How Goa's RG Party Left RG's Party All at Sea in Coastal State". News18. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Sutar, Kamlesh Damodar. "How this party emulated Raj Thackeray-led MNS' 2009 poll debut to help BJP retain Goa". India Today. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab, Goa assemblies get a younger profile, higher women representation". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Foundation of RG's POGO bill had legal & constitutional flaws". oHeraldo. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "The Goa Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019 (POGO)" (PDF). Revolutionary Goans. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.