Big Setback to SDF in Sikkim: 43 Leaders, Including Ashish Rai and G M Gurung Resign, Likely to Join Ruling SKM
First Published: 7th October, 2024 18:21 IST
They cited the party's failure to engage effectively with constituents and its diminishing influence in state politics as key reasons for their departure.
Opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) Party suffered a major setback as 43 leaders including prominent party leaders like Ashish Rai and G M Gurung quit the party today.
The leaders cited the party’s failure to engage effectively with constituents and its diminishing influence in state politics as key reasons for their exit.
Ashish Rai was the youth in-charge of the SDF. His resignation comes a year after he re-joined the party last year.
Ashish Rai had quit the SDF party on March 25, 2019, to be an independent candidate from Arithang after he was denied a ticket to contest from the Arithang constituency in the 2019 Assembly elections in the state. After 4 and a half years, he re-joined SDF on September 19, 2023. He had contested the Arithang seat in the 2024 Assembly elections but lost.
Here is the list of those who resigned from SDF:
- G M Gurung from Rangpo Pakyong
- Kishore Khadka from Rhenock Pakyong
- Asish Rai from Arithang Gangtok
- Damber Dahal from Namcheybong Pakyong
- Satish Mohan Pradhan from Gayzing Bermoik
- MB Gurung Geyzing Bermoik
- Tika Sharma from Gayzing Bermoik
- Shiva Kumar from Timsaina Sumbuk Melli
- Sharad Kharka from Rumtek Martek Gangtok
- Karma Hissay Bhutia from Rhenock Pakyong
- Ashok Subba from Rhenock Pakyong
- Pravin Gurung from Rinchenpong Gayzing
- Arjun Thapa from Gayzing Bermoik
- Ajit Basnett from Namthang
- Mojesh Bantawa Raj from Singtam
- DB Pradhan from Khamdong
- Budha Bir Subba from Singtam
- Bishal Gurung from Namcheypong
- Bikash Rai from Rongli
- Kumar Gurung from Rongli
- Arun Rai from Rongli Chuchachen
- Bikash Subba from Chuchachen
- Ravi Darjee from Khamdong-Singtam
- Sameer Pradhan from Khamdong-Singtam
- Sanjay Subba from Khamdong-Singtam
- Kamal Shanker from Khamdong-Singtam
- Yogesh Chettri from Khamdong-Singtam
- Wongchuk Bhutia from Khamdong-Singtam
- Akal Sing Rai from Khamdong-Singtam
- Kamal Gurung from Khamdong-Singtam
- Danny Lepcha from Khamdong-Singtam
- Roshan Chettri from Khamdong-Singtam
- Sunil Rai from Khamdong-Singtam
- Tilak Subba from Khamdong-Singtam
- Sanjit Rai from Khamdong-Singtam
- Hari Prasad Gurung from Khamdong-Singtam
- Deepan Rai from Khamdong-Singtam
- Anmol Khati from Khamdong-Singtam
- Manjil Gurung from Khamdong-Singtam
- Sanjay Subba from Khamdong-Singtam
- Ropesh Gurung from Khamdong-Singtam
- Praanoy Gurung from Khamdong-Singtam
- Birhang Subba from Khamdong-Singtam
SDF that had ruled the state for 25 years under the Chief Ministership of Pawan Chamling was wiped out in the 2024 elections as just Tenzing Norbu Lamtha managed to win the elections. Even party patriarch, Chamling had lost the elections. In July this year, within a month of the elections, Lamtha joined the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) literally putting an end to the SDF’s era in the Assembly at least for now.
The 43 leaders are said to be in touch with the ruling SKM and are expected to join the party soon.
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