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Encyclopedia > All Jharkhand Students Union

All Jharkhand Students Union, an organization fighting for statehood for the Jharkhand region of India. AJSU was founded June 22 1986, modelled after All Assam Students Union. The founders of AJSU were disillusioned with the previous Jharkhandi political parties, and wanted more militant agitations. Jharkhand (झारखंड in [[Devanagari}}) is a state of India. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


AJSU organized general strikes and a campaign to boycott the Lok Sabha elections in 1989. By 1990 however, AJSU had taken a more pragmatic line and had candidates for the Bihar state assembly election on the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha symbol. Today, AJSU contests elections under its own name. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of Parliament of India. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bihar (बिहार in Devanagri) is a state situated in the eastern part of India. ... Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा) is a political party in India. ...


In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections AJSU was allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; Indian Peoples Party) is one of the largest political parties in India. ...


The president of AJSU is Sudesh Mahto, Road Construction Minister of the Jharkhand state government.


Ahead of the 2005 Jharkhand state assembly elections, AJSU broke with the BJP-led NDA and formed an alliance with Lok Janshakti Party. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jharkhand (झारखंड in [[Devanagari}}) is a state of India. ... The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a coalition in India. ...


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