| Swatantra Bharat Paksh | |
| Leader: | Sharad Anantrao Joshi, Wamanrao Chatap |
| Secretary: | Wamanrao Chatap |
| Leader1 Title: | ppchairman |
| Leader2 Title: | Lok Sabha Leader |
| Leader3 Title: | Rajya Sabha Leader |
| Leader3 Name: | Sharad Anantrao Joshi |
| Foundation: | 1994 |
| Predecessor: | Sharad Anantrao Joshi |
| Headquarters: | A-4, Purnam Center Point, Opp. Gaikwad Class, Kahneri Wadi CBS, District Nashik[1] |
| Ideology: | Conservative liberalism |
| Seats1 Title: | Lok Sabha |
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| Seats2 Title: | Rajya Sabha |
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| Country: | India |
The Swatantra Bharat Paksh (translation: Independent India Party; abbr. SBP) is a liberal political party in Maharashtra, India, established in 1994 by Sharad Anantrao Joshi (former Shetkari Sanghatana leader).[2] It claims its roots in the Swatantra Party of C. Rajagopalachari.[3] It won one seat in the 2004 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha election, successfully contested by Wamanrao Chatap from the Rajura constituency.[4] [5] In total, the party had launched 7 candidates.[6] Sharad Anantrao Joshi, the party's founder, represented the party and Maharasthra in the Rajya Sabha from 2004 to 2010.[7]
The party was allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Shiv Sena.[5] The party supports the demand for a separate Vidarbha state.[2]
On 28 March 2022, the SBP merged with the Swarna Bharat Party and became the Swatantra Bharat Party.
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