a ▁was ▁needed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁state ' s ▁unique ▁culture ▁and ▁identity . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Mat an hy ▁established ▁the ▁" G om ant ak ▁Lok ▁P ox x " ▁party . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Mat an hy ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Go a ▁Z illa ▁Pan ch ay at . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁assembly ▁from ▁Cort al im ▁constitu ency ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Go ans ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( UG DP ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁in ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Go a ▁head ed ▁by ▁then ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁Go a , ▁Man oh ar ▁Par rik ar . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁port fol ios ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Sports ▁and ▁Youth ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁then ▁Governor ▁of ▁Go a ▁S . ▁C . ▁Jam ir ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁Man oh ar ▁Par rik ar - led ▁government ▁after ▁high ▁drama ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁The ▁United ▁Go ans ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( which ▁S ald anha ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ) ▁with d rew ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Par rik ar ▁government . ▁Par rik ar ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁prove ▁his ▁majority , ▁by ▁the ▁Governor . ▁Though ▁the ▁U G DP