Gana Abhiyan Orissa
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Gana Abhiyan Orissa (Popular Campaign Odisha), also called Orissa Gana Abhiyan, was a political organization in the Indian state of Odisha.[citation needed] The organization was formed a splinter group of Socialist Unity Centre of India, when the local party leader Mayadhar Naik had been expelled from SUCI in the end of the 1990s.[citation needed] It is registered as an NGO and was never registered as a political party with the Election Commission of India. It is a political platform but not a party.[1]
GAO has worked to a large extent with organizing adivasis and dalits.[citation needed]
In the elections 1999 GAO did not launch any candidates of their own, but support 'left and democratic forces'. Ahead of the 2004 a cooperation with the Indian National Congress was discussed. The exact status of the organization today is unclear, it might be that Naik joined Congress.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Row in Orissa over IAS officer's suspension". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 13 June 2025.