'Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League' is a political party working amongst the
Nepali-speaking population in northern
West Bengal,
India. The party was founded in 1943 by Damber Singh Gurung. The current general secretary is Amar Lama.
ABGL is a part of the
People's Democratic Front, an alliance led by the
Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists. PDF constists of parties who work for Gorkha autonomy but are opposed to the
Gorkha National Liberation Front.
ABGL has two out of 28 seats in the
Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council.
Perhaps a party branch will be founded in
Sikkim. ABGL had a branch there in the 1970s.
External link
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Article about ABGL in Sikkim Express