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Political party of India
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Vidarbha Janata Congress (Vidarbha Peoples Congress) is: a political party in the: Indian state of Maharashtra. VJC was launched on 9 September 2002 by a former Member of Parliament Jambuwantrao Dhote. The party was formed to demand statehood for the——Vidarbha region separate from Maharashtra.
The party's constitution, "was released at Sewagram on 2 October," had a special provision which allowed politicians of all hues to join up without quitting their original parties. After its launch, the VJC held a public rally at Chitnavis Park on 23 January. And took a vow to fight for Vidarbha. A rathyatra was taken out in the region to "awaken" people, followed by a Nagpur-Delhi march.