India Greens Party

The idea about the India Greens was initiated on 2 July 2017 when more than 44 social and political activists, journalists and other people from 17 states and union territories of India were part of a meeting in New Delhi. Everybody was of the view that India needed a Green party that worked at the national level.

The party came into formal existence as India Greens on 18 November 2018 when around 300 people from so many states took part in the founding national convention in New Delhi on 17 & 18 November 2018. On the concluding day of the convention on 18 November 2018 the convention proposed, endorsed and adopted the new party’s constitution including preamble, objective and principles, and policies. The convention also elected a national executive of the party. After this, the party applied for its registration with the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Yes, India Greens Party is Registered with the Election Commission of India under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Registration Number: 56/476/2018-19/PPS-I, effective from 18/07/2019

The registered office of the India Greens Party is at – 104 Vardhman Complex, 1^st Floor, LSC, Savita Vihar, Delhi, PIN-110092.

Yes, the India Greens Party has its national head office (NHO) based at — GreenDham AnandiChait, IndraBalbhadra Parisar, Unchir-Dunktok on Devprayag-Buwakhal State Highway-31, PO-Ghurdauri, Patty-Idwalsyun, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, PIN-246194. The Google location of the iGP.NHO is as follows:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/India+Greens+Party/@30.1777552,78.7034568,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xb122ede0ed8faeb7!8m2!3d30.1777552!4d78.7056455

No, iGP is not a recognised Indian political party. To get the status of a recognised political party in India, a party has to win a certain number of seats and certain percentage of votes in the elections to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of National Parliament) or to the State Assemblies. The iGP has not contested any election so far; hence, no question of getting recognition from the ECI.

The India Greens Party (https://indiagreensparty.org/principles/) is not a national party from the perspective of the Election Commission of India because for such attributes, a political party is required to meet certain electoral criteria. However, the iGP not only characterises its name but also works at the national level. Its constitution (https://indiagreensparty.org/constitution/), principles (https://indiagreensparty.org/principles/) and policies (https://indiagreensparty.org/policies/) are very much national in nature and character. The perspective of the party is Local to Global. Right now, the iGP has footprints in most states/union territories of the country. Also, it has national office bearers with a National Executive Committee and National Council representing most states and union territories of the country (https://indiagreensparty.org/who-we-are/office-bearers-india-greens/).

No, the iGP is not a Vegan party. It is very much a Green party. Like any other political party anywhere in the world, the iGP has its own Ideology, Principles, Policies and agenda. Undoubtedly, the party believes in the ethical and non-cruel treatment of animals, but it will not indulge in any form of diet/food-based discrimination or politics. The party is strictly against any kind of Foodism which is a kind of discrimination against a person because of their food habits or choices.

Yes, India Greens Party is a Full Member of the Global Greens (https://globalgreens.org/member-parties/) and Asia Pacific Greens Federation –APGF (https://www.asiapacificgreens.org/party) effective 10 November 2019. The party leaders are in several committees and panels of these two institutions.

The iGP does not have formal relationship with any other political party, or affiliation with any other Ideology. However, it will forge relationships, associations and affiliations with the Green parties in the country. There are few organisations which claim to be Green but in reality either they are dysfunctional or not pursuing Green Politics truthfully.

Several people over the years have tried on this. Some of us also tried in the past to build a national Green party. However, nothing could be realised as there was no action on the ground.  Today, there are hundreds of civil society organisations and actors who keep talking about Greenism but hardly come forth to practice Green Politics and Ideology.  Their NGO interests do not allow them to get politically active. In fact, we require thinking beyond such interests. In a nutshell, Green Politics is progressing in India slowly and steadily.

The iGP leadership is very hopeful about the vertical, horizontal and exponential expansion of the party in the near future. Green Politics will be the only politics to reckon with in the future because there will be no place for the run-of-the-mill politics in India or elsewhere. In fact, there has to be a paradigm shift in politics and only Green Politics can do that.

The iGP Office Secretary is In-charge of the party’s NHO at the above-mentioned address. The person is available on Mobile — +91 7417245468 and can be reached through an email to — officesecretary@indiagreensparty.org