party that led to its breakup. The splinter group Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (D) led by former MLA and Cabinet Minister in the Khanduri government and later Pokhriyal government, Diwakar Bhatt broke away from the UKD with his supporters claiming the original party leadership. Pritam Singh Panwar was the only winning candidate of the party in the 2012 Assembly election, who ran under the UKD(P) banner. Uttarakhand Kranti Dal's original name and party symbol were restored in 2017 with the merger of both groups. The party's performance in various assembly and parliamentary elections has been on a consistent decline. The main reasons cited for UKD's decline in the politics of Uttarakhand are; inner factionalism, loss of voter base to other parties and frequent switching for power share between the BJP and Congress governments, which is often viewed negatively as political opportunism. Electoral performance Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections Lok Sabha elections Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly elections Lok Sabha elections See also Revolutionary Party List of socialist parties Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee References External links Official Website of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal A website established by UKD supporters. उत्तराखण्ड क्रान्ति दल का इतिहास A video of UKD public meeting Uttarakhand Solidarity Network Web Portal Library allindoon.com legalassistanceforum.org lawcollegedehradun.com garhwalpost.com 1979 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Civic nationalism Democratic socialist parties in Asia Former member parties of the National Democratic Alliance Former member parties of the United Progressive Alliance Political parties established in 1979 Political parties in Uttarakhand Regionalist parties in India Registered unrecognised political parties in India Socialist parties in India