Agreement
Formation of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, 2011-2012
A new, GJM-led autonomous body replaced the DGHC, becoming functional in 2012.
What happened
In 2011, the GJM, led by Bimal Gurung, signed an agreement with the West Bengal government to replace the DGHC with the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, which became functional in August 2012 with Gurung as its first chief executive.[1]
Sources for this page
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Claim: In 2011, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), led by Bimal Gurung, signed an agreement with the West Bengal state government (then led by Mamata Banerjee) to replace the DGHC with the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), which became functional in August 2012 following its first election, with Gurung as its first chief executive.
- Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (Wikipedia) link, Formation section. Source record