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	==Formation==		==Formation==

	It was launched formally on 8 May 2015 by former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]], who left the [[Janata Dal (United)]] party along with 18 others to form Hindustani Awam Morcha following the [[2015 Bihar political crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/manjhi-to-rewrite-bihar-politics-nitish-mishra-66735.html\|title=Manjhi to rewrite Bihar politics: Nitish Mishra\|website=[[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]]\|date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/jitan-ram-manjhi-announces-new-party-as-hindustani-awam-morcha/\|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi announces new party as Hindustani Awam Morcha\|date=8 May 2015}}</ref> The party added "Secular" to its name in June 2015, becoming Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).<ref>{{cite magazine \|title=Manjhi's Party HAM Adds 'Secular' to Its Name\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/manjhis-party-ham-adds-secular-to-its-name/902280\|date=2015-06-16\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128111750/http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/manjhis-party-ham-adds-secular-to-its-name/902280\|archive-date=2016-01-28\|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jitan-manjhi-wants-dalits-to-unite-against-nitish-kumar-in-bihar-polls-774912\|title=Jitan Manjhi Wants Dalits to Unite Against Nitish Kumar in Bihar Polls\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> In July 2015, the [[Election Commission of India\|Election Commission]] recognised HAM(S) as a political party.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/manjhi-s-ham-recognised-by-poll-panel-78698.html\|title=Manjhi's HAM recognised by poll panel\|website=[[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]]\|date=29 July 2015}}</ref> The election symbol of the party is a [[wok]].<ref name="NDTV.com 2015">{{cite web\|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi's Party HAM Gets Telephone Symbol\|website=NDTV.com\|date=7 August 2015\| url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jitan-ram-manjhis-party-ham-gets-this-election-symbol-1204680\|access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/green-chilli-chappals-among-poll-symbols/articleshow/49018231.cms\|title=Green chilli, chappals among poll symbols \| Patna News - Times of India\|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/ham-gets-telephone-as-election-symbol-80379.html\|title=HAM gets 'Telephone' as election symbol\|website=[[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]]\|date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/jitan-ram-manjhis-party-gets-election-symbol-1.1561821\|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi's party gets election symbol\|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref>		It was launched formally on 8 May 2015 by former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]], who left the [[Janata Dal (United)]] party along with 18 others to form Hindustani Awam Morcha following the [[2015 Bihar political crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/manjhi-to-rewrite-bihar-politics-nitish-mishra-66735.html\|title=Manjhi to rewrite Bihar politics: Nitish Mishra\|website=[[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]]\|date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/jitan-ram-manjhi-announces-new-party-as-hindustani-awam-morcha/\|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi announces new party as Hindustani Awam Morcha\|date=8 May 2015}}</ref> The party added "Secular" to its name in June 2015, becoming Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).<ref>{{cite magazine \|title=Manjhi's Party HAM Adds 'Secular' to Its Name\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/manjhis-party-ham-adds-secular-to-its-name/902280\|date=2015-06-16\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128111750/http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/manjhis-party-ham-adds-secular-to-its-name/902280\|archive-date=2016-01-28\|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jitan-manjhi-wants-dalits-to-unite-against-nitish-kumar-in-bihar-polls-774912\|title=Jitan Manjhi Wants Dalits to Unite Against Nitish Kumar in Bihar Polls\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> In July 2015, the [[Election Commission of India\|Election Commission]] recognised HAM(S) as a political party.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/manjhi-s-ham-recognised-by-poll-panel-78698.html\|title=Manjhi's HAM recognised by poll panel\|website=[[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]]\|date=29 July 2015}}</ref> The election symbol of the party is a [[wok]].<ref name="NDTV.com 2015">{{cite web\|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi's Party HAM Gets Telephone Symbol\|website=NDTV.com\|date=7 August 2015\| url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jitan-ram-manjhis-party-ham-gets-this-election-symbol-1204680\|access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/green-chilli-chappals-among-poll-symbols/articleshow/49018231.cms\|title=Green chilli, chappals among poll symbols \| Patna News - Times of India\|website=The Times of India\|date=19 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/ham-gets-telephone-as-election-symbol-80379.html\|title=HAM gets 'Telephone' as election symbol\|website=[[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]]\|date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/jitan-ram-manjhis-party-gets-election-symbol-1.1561821\|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi's party gets election symbol\|website=gulfnews.com\|date=5 August 2015 }}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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	In the previous election,{{Which\|date=January 2024}} the alliance was led by the BJP alongside three smaller allies, namely the [[Lok Janshakti Party]], the [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]] and HAM(S), while [[Janata Dal (United)]] had contested as part of the Mahagathbandan opposition party.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web\|last=Sinha\|first=Arjun\|date=10 November 2015\|title=From lousy rallies to inept partners, the six charts that explain Modi's decimation in Bihar\|url=https://qz.com/india/544758/from-ill-conceived-rallies-to-inept-partners-the-six-charts-that-explain-modis-decimation-in-bihar/\|access-date=2020-10-07\|website=Quartz India\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Varma\|first=Gyan\|date=2015-11-08\|title=Bihar results: Social arithmetic, quota comments seen behind BJP's failure\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/1pOz3HPgOrKZDdpfrrbcNK/Bihar-results-Social-arithmetic-quota-comments-seen-behind.html\|access-date=2020-10-07\|website=Livemint\|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, Janata Dal (United) switched allegiance, which caused the Mahagathbandan government to dissolve and the NDA to come into power.<ref name=":122">{{Cite web\|last=Bhaskar\|first=Utpal\|date=2019-05-27\|title=Lok Sabha win gives a 2nd wind to JD(U) for assembly polls, NDA in pole position\|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/lok-sabha-win-gives-a-2nd-wind-to-jd-u-for-assembly-polls-nda-in-pole-position-1558958108966.html\|access-date=2020-10-07\|website=Livemint\|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, HAM(S) and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party left the alliance.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Kumar\|first=Prakash\|date=2018-12-10\|title=Jolt to NDA; Kushwaha resigns as Union minister\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rlsp-president-upendra-707313.html\|access-date=2020-10-07\|website=Deccan Herald\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web\|date=2018-02-28\|title=Jitam Ram Manjhi quits NDA, set to join 'Mahagathbandhan'\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jitan-ram-manjhi-nda-mahagathbandhan-grand-alliance-nda-ham-5081198/\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>		In the previous election,{{Which\|date=January 2024}} the alliance was led by the BJP alongside three smaller allies, namely the [[Lok Janshakti Party]], the [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]] and HAM(S), while [[Janata Dal (United)]] had contested as part of the Mahagathbandan opposition party.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web\|last=Sinha\|first=Arjun\|date=10 November 2015\|title=From lousy rallies to inept partners, the six charts that explain Modi's decimation in Bihar\|url=https://qz.com/india/544758/from-ill-conceived-rallies-to-inept-partners-the-six-charts-that-explain-modis-decimation-in-bihar/\|access-date=2020-10-07\|website=Quartz India\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Varma\|first=Gyan\|date=2015-11-08\|title=Bihar results: Social arithmetic, quota comments seen behind BJP's failure\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/1pOz3HPgOrKZDdpfrrbcNK/Bihar-results-Social-arithmetic-quota-comments-seen-behind.html\|access-date=2020-10-07\|website=Livemint\|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, Janata Dal (United) switched allegiance, which caused the Mahagathbandan government to dissolve and the NDA to come into power.<ref name=":122">{{Cite web\|last=Bhaskar\|first=Utpal\|date=2019-05-27\|title=Lok Sabha win gives a 2nd wind to JD(U) for assembly polls, NDA in pole position\|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/lok-sabha-win-gives-a-2nd-wind-to-jd-u-for-assembly-polls-nda-in-pole-position-1558958108966.html\|access-date=2020-10-07\|website=Livemint\|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, HAM(S) and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party left the alliance.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Kumar\|first=Prakash\|date=2018-12-10\|title=Jolt to NDA; Kushwaha resigns as Union minister\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rlsp-president-upendra-707313.html\|access-date=2020-10-07\|website=Deccan Herald\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web\|date=2018-02-28\|title=Jitam Ram Manjhi quits NDA, set to join 'Mahagathbandhan'\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jitan-ram-manjhi-nda-mahagathbandhan-grand-alliance-nda-ham-5081198/\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>

	During the campaigning phase in August 2020, the alliance was re-joined [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Tewary\|first=Amarnath\|date=2020-09-02\|title=Manjhi's HAM(S) joins NDA\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-bihar-chief-minister-manjhis-party-to-join-nda-on-sept-3/article32501850.ece\|access-date=2020-10-07\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The party won four seats in the [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] and Manjhi's son Santosh Suman was made a minister in [[Nitish Kumar]]'s cabinet.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/will-remain-with-nitish-kumar-and-nda-says-hindustan-awam-morcha/articleshow/79204311.cms\|title=Will remain with Nitish Kumar and NDA, says Hindustan Awam Morcha\|website=[[Times of India]]\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://english.jagran.com/elections/bihar-assembly-election/bihar-government-check-full-list-of-ministers-in-new-nitish-kumar-cabinet-10019949\|title=Bihar Government: Check full list of ministers in new Nitish Kumar Cabinet\|website=Jagran.com\|date=16 November 2020\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>		During the campaigning phase in August 2020, the alliance was re-joined [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Tewary\|first=Amarnath\|date=2020-09-02\|title=Manjhi's HAM(S) joins NDA\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-bihar-chief-minister-manjhis-party-to-join-nda-on-sept-3/article32501850.ece\|access-date=2020-10-07\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The party won four seats in the [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] and Manjhi's son Santosh Suman was made a minister in [[Nitish Kumar]]'s cabinet.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/will-remain-with-nitish-kumar-and-nda-says-hindustan-awam-morcha/articleshow/79204311.cms\|title=Will remain with Nitish Kumar and NDA, says Hindustan Awam Morcha\|website=[[Times of India]]\|date=13 November 2020 \|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://english.jagran.com/elections/bihar-assembly-election/bihar-government-check-full-list-of-ministers-in-new-nitish-kumar-cabinet-10019949\|title=Bihar Government: Check full list of ministers in new Nitish Kumar Cabinet\|website=Jagran.com\|date=16 November 2020\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>

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Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)
Abbreviation	HAM(S)
President	Santosh Kumar Suman^[1]
Founder	Jitan Ram Manjhi
Founded	8 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Split from	Janata Dal (United)
Headquarters	12, Strand Rd, Rajbansi Nagar, Patna, Bihar 800015
Ideology	Secularism
Colours	Red and White
ECI Status	Bihar (State Party)
Alliance	NDA (2020–2022, 2023 – present) I.N.D.I.A (2018–2020, 2022–2023) MGB (Bihar) (2022–2023)
Seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly	4 / 243
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council	1 / 75
Election symbol

Party flag

Politics of India Political parties Elections

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)^[2] (English: Indian People's Front), abbreviated HAM(S), is an Indian political party with a presence in Bihar. It received a new election symbol, the wok, for the Bihar Assembly election in 2020.^[3]

Formation

It was launched formally on 8 May 2015 by former Chief Minister of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi, who left the Janata Dal (United) party along with 18 others to form Hindustani Awam Morcha following the 2015 Bihar political crisis.^[4]^[5] The party added "Secular" to its name in June 2015, becoming Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).^[6]^[7] In July 2015, the Election Commission recognised HAM(S) as a political party.^[8] The election symbol of the party is a wok.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

History

In July 2015, the party joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and contested 21 seats, with some additional members contesting on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket in Bihar.^[13] On 18 September 2015, HAM(S) announced its first list of 13 candidates with Manjhi contesting from Makhdumpur and Imamganj.^[14]^[15]

The party ended up winning only in Imamganj with Manjhi losing in Makhdumpur.^[16]

In the previous election,^[which?] the alliance was led by the BJP alongside three smaller allies, namely the Lok Janshakti Party, the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party and HAM(S), while Janata Dal (United) had contested as part of the Mahagathbandan opposition party.^[17]^[18] In 2017, Janata Dal (United) switched allegiance, which caused the Mahagathbandan government to dissolve and the NDA to come into power.^[19] In 2018, HAM(S) and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party left the alliance.^[20]^[21]

During the campaigning phase in August 2020, the alliance was re-joined National Democratic Alliance.^[22] The party won four seats in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and Manjhi's son Santosh Suman was made a minister in Nitish Kumar's cabinet.^[23]^[24]

Prominent members

Jitan Ram Manjhi, founding member and former Chief Minister of Bihar, Member of Legislative Assembly from Imamganj
Santosh Suman Manjhi, former Minister of Irrigation and SC ST Welfare in the Government of Bihar, and Member of Legislative Council of Bihar
Ramesh Singh, party vice president

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha elections

Lok Sabha term	Indian general election	Seats contested	Seats won	Votes polled	Vote %	Ref.
17th Lok Sabha	2019	3	0		0.2	^[25]

Bihar Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha term	General election	Seats contested	Seats won	Votes polled	Vote %	Ref.
16th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar	2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election	21	1	864,856	2.3
17th Vidhan Sabha of Bihar	2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election	7	4	375,564	0.89

List of Members of Legislative Assembly in Bihar

No.	Name	Constituency	Year elected
1	Jitan Ram Manjhi	Imamganj	2020
2	Jyoti Devi	Barachatti	2020
3	Anil Kumar	Tikari	2020
4	Prafull Kumar Manjhi	Sikandra	2020

List of Members of Legislative Council of Bihar

Name	Year of appointment	Year of retirement
Santosh Suman Manjhi	2018	2024

References

^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi ने बेटे को सौंपी विरासत, Santosh Suman होंगे HAM के नए अध्यक्ष".
^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi(Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)):Constituency- IMAMGANJ (SC)(GAYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "जीतन राम मांझी की पार्टी HAM को कड़ाही तो पप्पू यादव की JAP को मिली कैंची, EC ने 12 दलों का चुनाव चिन्ह बदला". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Manjhi to rewrite Bihar politics: Nitish Mishra". The Statesman. 1 June 2015.
^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi announces new party as Hindustani Awam Morcha". 8 May 2015.
^ "Manjhi's Party HAM Adds 'Secular' to Its Name". Outlook. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016.
^ "Jitan Manjhi Wants Dalits to Unite Against Nitish Kumar in Bihar Polls". NDTV.com.
^ "Manjhi's HAM recognised by poll panel". The Statesman. 29 July 2015.
^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi's Party HAM Gets Telephone Symbol". NDTV.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^ "Green chilli, chappals among poll symbols | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 September 2015.
^ "HAM gets 'Telephone' as election symbol". The Statesman. 5 August 2015.
^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi's party gets election symbol". gulfnews.com. 5 August 2015.
^ "Bihar Deal: BJP Wins Over Jitan Ram Manjhi, Now Paswan Upset, Say Sources". NDTV.com.
^ "Bihar polls: Manjhi ends suspense, to contest from Makhdumpur". www.hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ Team, DNA Web (18 September 2015). "Bihar Polls 2015: HAM releases its first list; Manjhi to contest from Makhdumpur". DNA India.
^ "Assembly Election Result 2016, Assembly Election Schedule Candidate List, Assembly Election Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News 2016". infoelections.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ Sinha, Arjun (10 November 2015). "From lousy rallies to inept partners, the six charts that explain Modi's decimation in Bihar". Quartz India. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ Varma, Gyan (8 November 2015). "Bihar results: Social arithmetic, quota comments seen behind BJP's failure". Livemint. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ Bhaskar, Utpal (27 May 2019). "Lok Sabha win gives a 2nd wind to JD(U) for assembly polls, NDA in pole position". Livemint. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ Kumar, Prakash (10 December 2018). "Jolt to NDA; Kushwaha resigns as Union minister". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Jitam Ram Manjhi quits NDA, set to join 'Mahagathbandhan'". The Indian Express. 28 February 2018.
^ Tewary, Amarnath (2 September 2020). "Manjhi's HAM(S) joins NDA". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Will remain with Nitish Kumar and NDA, says Hindustan Awam Morcha". Times of India. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Bihar Government: Check full list of ministers in new Nitish Kumar Cabinet". Jagran.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019.