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Revolutionary Goans Party
AbbreviationRGP
LeaderManoj Parab
PresidentManoj Parab
FounderManoj Parab
Founded1 January 2022 (2 years ago) (2022-01-01)[1]
Headquarters312, 3rd Floor, Gera Imperium Grand, Patto Panjim, Goa, India
Ideology
ECI StatusState Party[4]
Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly
1 / 40
Website
rgpofficial.org

The Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. The party was first registered in January 2022.[1] The party contested 38 seats in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election, winning the St Andre constituency. The party's "anti-migrant" policies have been classified as similar to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).[5][6][7]

Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019

The introduction of the bill became a major election plant for the Revolutionary Goans Party which defines a person of Goan origin as “A person of Goan Origin” of the state of Goa shall mean a person who is or whose either parent or grandparent was born in Goa prior to 20 December 1961 or who had a permanent habitation in Goa prior to 20 December 1961 and who were citizens of India post-liberation irrespective of nationality or passport they hold currently.[8]

To protect the rights of the person of Goan origin of State of Goa in respect of jobs, benefits of various government schemes, education, Comunidade land and Government, semi-Government plots/apartments/shops, promotions and to make certain other provisions connected therewith.

Where it is expedient to give better protection to the person of Goan origin in view of special Portuguese laws, provisions of code of Comunidade, effect of late independence of Goa on education opportunities for Goans, Peculiar social and economic changes affecting Goans and changing demography vis-a-vis small size of the state and its population.

— The Goa Person of Goan Origin Bill 2019 (introductory paragraphs)[9]

Electoral Performance

Election Year Leader seats contested seats won +/- in seats Overall votes % of overall votes +/- in vote share Sitting side
Goa Legislative Assembly
2022 Manoj Parab 38
1 / 40
Increase1 93,255 9.81% Increase9.81

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