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Right to Recall Party
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The Right to Recall Party (RRP) is a registered unrecognised political party (RUPP) in India, founded with the primary objective of the implementation of Right to Recall Laws in India, allowing citizens to recall elected representatives and officials before the completion of their term.[1][2] It is headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.[2][3][4]
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History
The Right to Recall Party was founded in 2019 by Rahul Chimanbhai Mehta, who is the son of former central minister Chimanbhai Mehta. Mehta was running a non registered organisation called Right to Recall Group from 2006. He and his organisation members decided to take participation in the election to promote laws of Right to Recall in India, so they decided to form a political party. The party was registered with the Election Commission of India, enabling it to contest elections at various levels.The party contested its first election in 2019 as general election of Lok Sabha. Only 14 candidate contested and all lost their deposits.[5]
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Organisation
The party leadership consists of the following bodies:[6]
National President: Rahul Chimanbhai Mehta
National Vice President: Amit Upadhyay
National Secretary: Rameshwar Jat
National Treasurer: Mukeshbhai Desai
State Leadership
The state leadership of the party manages the state wings.[6]
Electoral performance
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General election results
State assembly elections
General Election
2019
The 2019 Indian general election[9] were the party's first electoral contest. RRP fielded 14 candidates[10][11][12] of various constituencies including Gandhinagar,[13] Ahmedabad East,[14] Ahmedabad West,[15] Anand,[16] Bangalore North,[17] Bhopal,[18] Ahmadnagar,[19] Jhunjhunu,[20] Chittorgarh,[21] Bhilwara,[22] Ghaziabad,[23] Jamshedpur,[24] Chandni Chowk,[25] North East Delhi.[26] RRP got a total of 28,817 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[27] RRP candidate of Chandni chowk Loksabha constituency Richa Katiyar, a scientist-turned lawyer told Hindustan Times that the main objective of the party, as the name suggests, is to create a system where citizens are empowered with recall right so that they can recall their elected representatives if they are not satisfied with their performance.[28]
2024
In the 2024 General elections, the Right to Recall Party (RRP) Contested on 33 seats across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Haryana, West Bengal. In Rajasthan, Aditya Prakash Sharma represented the RRP in the Jaipur Rural constituency, filing his nomination during the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Sharma stated that the party would campaign on key issues such as introducing a law to allow the early removal of the Prime Minister through public vote, replacing EVMs with paper ballots, and substituting the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with a empty land tax.[29] In Pune, software engineer Yuvraj Limbole contested under the party’s banner, championing a legal framework that allows voters to recall under-performing representatives, as well as policies on transparent leasing of government land and sharing mineral royalties directly with citizens. Though none of its candidates won a seat and all candidates lost their deposits.[30]
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
2019
RRP contested 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election and fielded 2 candidates[31] from various assembly constituencies including Shevgaon,[32] and Ambegaon.[33] RRP got a total of 672 votes polled and both candidates lost their deposits.[34]
2024
RRP Contested 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election and fielded 18 candidates from various assembly constituencies. RRP got a total of 5,638 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[35]
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election
2019
RRP contested 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election and fielded 3 candidates[36] from various assembly constituencies including potka,[37] Jamshedpur East,[38] and Jamshedpur West.[39] RRP got a total of 2358 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[40]
2024
RRP Contested 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election and fielded 9 Candidates from various assembly constituencies. RRP got a total of 4,182 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[41]
Delhi Legislative Assembly election
2020
RRP contested 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election and fielded 4 candidates[42] from various assembly constituencies including New Delhi,[43] Laxmi Nagar,[44] Ghonda,[45] and Patparganj.[46] RRP got a total of 272 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[47]
2025
In the 2025 Delhi legislative Assembly election, RRP took part by contesting in 21 out of 70 seats. RRP focused on issues like using paper ballots instead of Black-Glass EVMs, making law to give government land on rent more openly to reduce house rents, bringing a law to recall the Delhi Chief Minister, and solving the problem of stray dogs. The party’s Delhi state president, Rahul Tiwari, led the campaign and aimed to increase the party’s support in the state.[48][49]
Bihar Legislative Assembly election
2020
RRP contested 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and fielded 4 candidate[50] from various assembly constituencies including Katihar,[51] Mahua,[52] Amarpur,[53] and Kasba.[54] RRP got a total of 3416 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[55]
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
2021
RRP contested 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and fielded 2 candidate[56] from various assembly constituencies including Sonarpur,[57] and Ramnagar.[58] RRP got a total of 777 votes polled and both candidates lost their deposits.[59]
Punjab Legislative Assembly election
2022
RRP contested Punjab Legislative Assembly election 2022 and fielded 3 candidates[60][61] from Various constituencies including Amritsar South,[62] Dera Bassi,[63][64] and Ludhiana South.[65] RRP got a total of 407 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[66]
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
2022
RRP contested 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election and fielded 4 candidates[67][68] from various constituencies including Tehri,[69] Raipur,[70] Doiwala,[71] and Kotdwar.[72] RRP got a total of 373 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[73]
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
2022
RRP contested 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and fielded 11 candidates[74][75] from various constituencies including Sahibabad,[76] Ghaziabad,[77] Mathura,[78] Jhansi Nagar,[79] Charkhari,[80] Phaphamau,[81][82] Mehnaun,[83] Barhaj,[84] Hata,[85] Gorakhpur Urban,[86] and Varanasi South.[87] RRP got a total of 4,264 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[88]
Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
2022
In December 2022 RRP fielded 21 candidates in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election[89][90] from various constituencies including Bhuj,[91] Jetpur (Rajkot),[92] Porbandar,[93] Una,[94] Gariadhar,[95] Bhavnagar East,[96] Botad,[97] Karanj,[98] Visnagar,[99] Prantij,[100] Ghatlodia,[101][102] Vejalpur,[103] Ellisbridge,[104] Amraiwadi,[105] Maninagar,[106] Lathi,[107] Dhandhuka,[108] Petlad,[109] Nadiad,[110] Dahegam,[111] and Bapunagar.[112] RRP got a total of 7,656 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[113] In this election the Election Commission of India allotted a common election symbol 'Pressure Cooker' to RRP for all 182 assembly constituencies in Gujarat State.[114]
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
2023
RRP contested 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election and fielded 26 candidates from various constituencies. RRP got a total of 17,264 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[115]
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
2023
RRP contested 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election and fielded 5 candidates from various constituencies. RRP got a total of 2,177 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[116]
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
2023
RRP contested 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election and fielded 6 candidates from various constituencies. RRP got a total of 1,059 votes polled and all candidates lost their deposits.[117]
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Allegations
In February 2020, some media reports published that 70 registered unrecognized parties including RRP received funds via electoral bonds.[118] But Mehta claimed that his party did not even have a bank account when they received the letter from the Election Commission of India.[119] He also claimed that they had submitted a nil donation report to the EC.[120]
Attack on RRP candidate
In 2020, Bir Singh Deogam, the MLA candidate of RRP in 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election from Potka Assembly Constituency[37] was attacked and beaten up.[121]
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