Led by Bangshibadan Barman, GCPA leaders and supporters held a rally in Cooch Behar district, demanding the creation of a new state according to the merger agreement of 1949
On November 18, Bimal Gurung, the president of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, had hinted at a party event in Kalimpong that the Front had finalised its plans for a grand movement aiming to electorally influence the eight Lok Sabha seats of the region in the run-up to the polls
Bangshibadan Barman 's assertion is a boost for TMC ahead of Lok Sabha polls because the BJP, in its bid to retain its grip on the Rajbanshi-dominated Lok Sabha seats of north Bengal, has recently inducted Ananta Maharaj, who leads another group of GCPA, as the party’s candidate in Rajya Sabha