Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Abbreviation	SKM
Chairperson	Prem Singh Tamang
Founder	Prem Singh Tamang
Founded	4 February 2013
Headquarters	Gangtok, Sikkim
Ideology	Democratic socialism
Colours	Red
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance (2019–present)
Seats in Lok Sabha	1 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly	19 / 32
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	www.myskm.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (translation: Sikkim Revolutionary Front) is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim which is the ruling party of Sikkim since 2019.

P.S. Golay, a member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, was one of the prominent figures of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) and was a minister in the government of Sikkim. Since December 2009 he has been a vocal critic of Pawan Kumar Chamling, the President of the SDF and the former chief minister of Sikkim.^[3] He started the party Sikkim Krantikari Morcha on 4 February 2013. Golay became the Chief Minister of Sikkim on 28 May 2019, thus ending the 25-year-rule of Chamling.^[4]^[5]

^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (26 May 2019). "SKM stakes claim to govt., joins NDA". The Hindu. Kolkata. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
^ Himalayan Mirror, 5 February 2013, p.1. Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (pdf)
^ "Who is P.S. Golay, the new chief minister of Sikkim". The Hindu. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ New Sikkim Chief Minister PS Golay announced 5-day working week for government employees

[1] "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[2] Singh, Shiv Sahay (26 May 2019). "SKM stakes claim to govt., joins NDA". The Hindu. Kolkata. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

[3] Himalayan Mirror, 5 February 2013, p.1. Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (pdf)

[4] "Who is P.S. Golay, the new chief minister of Sikkim". The Hindu. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[5] New Sikkim Chief Minister PS Golay announced 5-day working week for government employees

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