Autonomous State Demand Committee

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{{Infobox Indian political party

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|chairman = Jayanta Rongpi

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|loksabha_leader = Jayanta Rongpi

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|headquarters = Rongnihang, Diphu, Karbi Anglong

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|ideology = Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Mao Zedong Thought

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|position = Far-left

|eci = Unrecognised State Party{{cite web|title=(UPDATED LIST OF PARTIES & SYMBOLS As per main Notification dated 13.04.2018 As on 09.03.2019|url=http://ceodelhi.nic.in/PDFFolder/2019/loksabha/Letter%20with%20Updated%20Notification-14-03-2019.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=4 July 2019|location=India|year=2019}}

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Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), originally Peoples Democratic Front, was set up as a mass organization of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation with the aim of statehood for the Karbi Anglong region in the India state of Assam.

ASDC was active in the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao (North Chachar Hills). Several elections to the Lok Sabha and the District Council were won under ASDC banner. Dr. Jayanta Rongpi represented the area in the Lok Sabha, elected as the ASDC candidate in 1991, 1996 and 1998. Later, ASDC split into two, with one section the Autonomous State Demand Committee (United) breaking away from CPI(ML) Liberation and aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The main group loyal to CPI(ML) Liberation reorganized themselves as Autonomous State Demand Committee (Progressive). From 1999 election onwards, Autonomous State Demand Committee (Progressive) candidates contest election on the banner of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/history-of-naxalism/story-4f1rZukARGYn3qHOqDMEbM.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814222816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/history-of-naxalism/story-4f1rZukARGYn3qHOqDMEbM.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 August 2016|title=History of Naxalism|date=2003-05-09|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=2016-12-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://archive.cpiml.org/liberation/year_2009/april_09/cover.html|title=Long March from Naxalbari : Most Memorable Moments|website=archive.cpiml.org|access-date=2016-12-16|archive-date=2 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902093335/http://archive.cpiml.org/liberation/year_2009/april_09/cover.html|url-status=live}}

In 2015, a group of former leaders from the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) established a new political party known as the Hills State Demand Council (HSDC). The HSDC's primary objective was to continue ASDC's advocacy for the creation of a separate state for the hill districts of Assam. The new party sought to pursue this goal with a transformed dynamism.{{Cite web |title=‘Hills State Demand Council’ to revitalize statehood demand |url=https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/2015/02/11/hills-state-demand-council-to-revitalize-statehood-demand/ |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=nagalandpost.com |archive-date=2 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902093240/https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/2015/02/11/hills-state-demand-council-to-revitalize-statehood-demand/ |url-status=live }}