Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM; ) 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. (pdf) He started the party Sikkim Krantikari Morcha on 4 February 2013. Golay became the Chief Minister of Sikkim on 28 May 2019, thus ending Chamling’s 25-year-rule. In the 2024 general elections the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party won a landslide victory of 31 seats out of 32; in July 2024 the sole MLA of the opposition Sikkim Democratic Front, Tenzing Norbu Lamtha defected to Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, resulting in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly having no opposition.
History
2014 election On 4 February 2013, SKM was established at Soreng, a western city of Sikkim.
In September 2009, P.S. Golay formally seceded from SDF and became the Party President of SKM.Golay says bye to SDF, finallyThe Telegraph, 4 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
SKM contested assembly election from all 32 constituencies which were held on 12 April 2014. SKM won 10 seats and became the second largest party and opposition in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. They secured 40.8% votes in the election. The former Chief Minister of Sikkim Nar Bahadur Bhandari gave his unconditional support to SKM party withdrawing his party Sikkim Sangram Parishad from participation in elections, 2014 and played an active role during campaigning phase of SKM party. Likely Former Chief Minister of Sikkim B. B. Gurung shown his support to SKM party, resigning from ruling SDF party.SDF sweeps Sikkim pollsBusiness Standard, 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
For the by-poll of Sikkim Legislative Assembly which were held 13 September 2014, SKM established the alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and supported Bikash Basnet who was a candidate of BJP.Voting starts for Sikkim assembly seatThe Economic Times, 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014. Basnet was a SKM candidate on the Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election of April 2014.
In 2017, SKM elected MLA Kunga Nima Lepcha as Acting President of the party and Similarly M.P. Subba and Navin Karki as Working President. Party also appointed Arun Upreti as Secretary General of the party.
2019 election The party came close to allying with Bhartiya Janata Party before the 2019 Indian Election but decided to fight alone. After the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election it decided to join the National Democratic Alliance on 26 May 2019 led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
They contested on all 32 constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly and won 17 constituencies, thus ending Pawan Kumar Chamling's 25-year rule in Sikkim.
Indra Hang Subba won the Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency by defeating his nearest rival of Sikkim Democratic Front Dek Bahadur Katwal 12,443 margin.
2024 election
They contested on all 32 constituencies while aligning with the National Democratic Alliance in Sikkim Legislative Assembly and won 31 out of 32 seats in a landlide.
Indra Hang Subba won the Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency by defeating his nearest rival Bharat Basneet of Citizen Action Party – Sikkim by a margin of 80,830 votes.
Electoral performance Lok Sabha election, Sikkim Election Lok sabha Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Overall votes % Vote % in seat contested -/+ in voteref 2014 16th Prem Singh Tamang1 39.47 2019 17th1 147.76 2024 18th1 0.03 42.71
Sikkim Legislative Assembly election Election Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Overall votes % -/+ in Vote ref 2014 9th Prem Singh Tamang32 1042.07 2019 10th32747.03 202411th321458.38
List of party leaders Presidents No.PortraitNameTerm in officeAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office1Prem Singh Tamang( 1968)4 February 2013Incumbent
Legislative leaders List of chief ministers Chief Ministers of Sikkim
No.PortraitNameTerm in officeElected constituencyMinistryAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office1Prem Singh Tamang( 1968)27 May 20199 June 202410thPoklok–KamrangTamang I10 June 2024Incumbent11thRhenockTamang II
Frontal Organisation Sikkim Krantikari Krishak Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Nari Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Yuva Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Shramik Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Vidyarthi Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Vyapari Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Chalak Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Avakashprapta Sainik Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Avakashprapta Karmachari Morcha
See also List of political parties in India Prem Singh Tamang ministry
Notes
References 22. SKM (2025). "Dozen Doctrine". SKM Party website.https://www.sikkimkrantikarimorcha.org/about/dozen-doctrine