Bharatiya Tribal Party
Bharatiya Tribal Party is a political party based in Gujarat, India. It was formed in 2017 by Chhotubhai Vasava and Maheshbhai Vasava. The Election Commission of India allotted the Auto rickshaw symbol to BTP.
History
Gujarat
Chhotubhai Vasava, a Bhil tribal leader, was a member of the Janata Dal (United) from 1990 to 2017. He left the party and founded the BTP ahead of the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election when JD allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party. It won 2 seats; Chhotubhai Vasava from Jhagadiya Assembly constituency and his son Mahesh Vasava from Dediapada Assembly constituency; in the 2017 Gujarat election.BTP formed the alliance with AIMIM in 2020 Gujarat panchayat election. They announced an alliance with the AIMIM for the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, but it broke its alliance with AIMIM and allied with the Aam Aadmi Party in April 2022. It again broke its alliance with AAP in September 2022 and announced contesting the state legislative elections by itself but lost its two seats.