BGPM Exit From GTA Signals Fresh Shift in Hill Politics

The Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) has moved to step away from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), a development that could reshape the political landscape in the Darjeeling hills.

The party’s central executive committee, which met in Kurseong, welcomed the decision to leave the GTA administration. The committee also resolved that BGPM would now give priority to ethnic issues and launch new political initiatives in the coming days. Alongside this, the party said it would work on strengthening and expanding its organisational structure.

The move comes at a politically sensitive time, after BGPM faced setbacks in the recent elections. Party president Anit Thapa’s resignation from the GTA leadership has been seen as both an admission of political pressure and a possible attempt to reposition the party around larger identity-based issues.

For hill politics, the decision is significant. BGPM had emerged as a major force in the GTA, but its withdrawal now raises questions about the future of the semi-autonomous body and the direction of governance in the hills. Rivals are likely to use the development to argue that the party has lost momentum, while BGPM may present it as part of a broader political reset.

The decision could also deepen uncertainty at the local level. The GTA has long been central to development, administration, and political representation in the Darjeeling hills, and any shift away from it is expected to trigger fresh debate over who will lead the region’s next political chapter.

Amar Lama, general secretary of the BGPM central executive committee, issued the statement after the meeting.

In the hills, the message is now clear: the politics of Darjeeling may be entering another turning point.

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