National Unionist Zamindara Party
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|president = B. D. Agarwal
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|ppchairman = Kamini Jindal
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The National Unionist Zamindara Party is a political party in Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 2013 by Guar farmers to represent their interests.Times of India. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130914151846/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-16/jaipur/34497552_1_guar-gum-farmers-plan-medical-college Guar gum farmers enter political arena]Economic and Political Weekly. [http://www.epw.in/election-specials/peasant-path-landlords-party.html The peasant path for a landlord's party] While there is no connection to the historic Punjab Unionists, the party honours the legacy of Unionist leaders like Sir Chhotu Ram.Indian Express. [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/guar-farmers-plan-own-party-in-rajasthan/1020598/ Guar farmers plan own party in Rajasthan] The party won 2 seats in the 2013 state election.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/rajasthan/election-results.html|title=Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2013 and 2008 Results|website=www.mapsofindia.com|access-date=2016-12-24}}
In the 2014 Indian general election the party put up three candidates and received 124,990 votes.
In May 2018 one of the party's two MLAs, Sonadevi Bawri, joined the Indian National Congress.{{cite news |title=National Unionist Zamindara Party MLA joins Congress |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/national-unionist-zamindara-party-mla-joins-congress/ |access-date=19 Mar 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 May 2018}}
The party fielded eight candidates in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, but none were elected.
References
Category:Political parties in Rajasthan
Category:Political parties established in 2013
Category:Agrarian parties in India
Category:2013 establishments in Rajasthan
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