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Allies
The Pink List's allies are politicians who have silently supported LGBTQ+ rights through small statements or actions within Parliament. This list primarily comprises of those who supported Shashi Tharoor's Private Member Bill to scrap Section 377 in the Lok Sabha.
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Note: This is an archive of public statements made by candidates on LGBTQ+ issues only. We do not endorse any of the candidates on the list and encourage you to probe into their views on axes of inclusion including (but not limited to) caste, class, religion and gender.
Allies: What We Do
Saumitra Khan | Bishnupur, West Bengal
Bharatiya Janata Party​
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Santosh Gangwar | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party​
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Mahendra Nath Pandey | Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party​
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Eknath Gaikwad | Mumbai South Central, Maharashtra
Indian National Congress
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Jitin Prasada | Dhaurahra, Uttar Pradesh
Indian National Congress
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Ranjeet Ranjan | Supaul, Bihar
Indian National Congress
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Ravneet Singh Bittu | Ludhiana, Punjab
Indian National Congress
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Arpita Ghosh | Balurghat, West Bengal
Trinamool Congress
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Dasrath Tirkey | Alipurduars, West Bengal
Trinamool Congress
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Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil | Shirur, Maharashtra
Shiv Sena
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Rahul Shewale | Mumbai South Central, Maharashtra
Shiv Sena
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Rabindra Kumar Jena | Balasore, Odisha
Biju Janata Dal
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Bhartruhari Mahtab | Cuttack, Odisha
Biju Janata Dal
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Kaushalendra Kumar | Nalanda, Bihar
Janata Dal (United)
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B. B. Patil | Zahirabad, Telangana
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
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Boora Narsaiah Goud | Bhongir, Telangana
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
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Shailesh Kumar Mandal | Bhagalpur, Bihar
Rashtriya Janata Dal
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Vijay Hansdak | Rajmahal, Jharkhand
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
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Dushyant Chautala | Hisar, Haryana
Jannayak Janata Party
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Pappu Yadav | Madhepura, Bihar
Jan Adhikar Party
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Raju Shetti | Hatkanangle, Maharashtra
Swabhimani Paksha
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Joice George | Idukki, Kerala
Independent (Backed by Left Democratic Front)
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Anil Hebbar Koni | Mumbai North East, Maharashtra
Independent
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Sahil Shah | Mumbai South, Maharashtra
Bhartiya Manavadhikaar Federal Party
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Firoz Shaikh | Mumbai North Central, Maharashtra
Independent
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Baban Thoke | Mumbai North East, Maharashtra
Independent
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Mohammad Hayat Mohammad Husain Shaikh | Mumbai South Central, Maharashtra
Independent
Ramchandra Kachave | Mumbai South, Maharashtra
Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena
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Balasaheb Sable | Mumbai South Central, Maharashtra
Bharatiya Manavadhikaar Federal Party
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Yogesh More | Mumbai South Central, Maharashtra
Bahujan Republican Socialist Party
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Rajesh Bhavsar | Mumbai North Central, Maharashtra
Bharatiya Manavadhikaar Federal Party
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Mohammad Mehmood Syed Shah | Mumbai North Central, Maharashtra
All India Minorities Front
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Akhtar Shaikh | Mumbai North, Maharashtra
Independent
Bhaskar Goud | Mumbai North East, Maharashtra
Independent
Shahina Parveen Shakil Ahmad Khan | Mumbai North East, Maharashtra
Independent
Akshay Sanap | Mumbai North Central, Maharashtra
Maharashtra Kranti Sena
Milind Kamble | Mumbai North Central, Maharashtra
Bharat Jan Aadhar Party
Vikas Rokade | Mumbai South Central, Maharashtra
Independent
Samaysingh Chandaliya | Mumbai North, Maharashtra
Bahujan Mukti Party
Ajay Dubey | Mumbai North West, Maharashtra
Jan Adhikar Party
Vijendra Rai | Mumbai North West, Maharashtra
Independent
Abusalim Shaikh | Mumbai North West, Maharashtra
Rashtriya Ulama Council
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