Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) (Nepali: गोर्खा राष्ट्रिय मुक्ति मोर्चा) is a political party in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India. It was formed in 1980 by Subhash Ghisingh with the objective of demanding a Gorkhaland state within India.
Read more about Gorkha National Liberation Front: Early History, Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, Sixth Schedule, Downfall, West Bengal Assembly Elections 2011
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