Harijan Mandal

[2] Unlike its predecessor, the All Jammu and Kashmir Harijan Mandal (founded in the 1920s), this organization was oriented towards electoral politics.

[3][4] It was opposed to the Jammu Praja Parishad, which was dominated by upper caste Hindus.

[3] The party received government support during the reign of Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad.

[3] The party fielded two candidates in the 1952 Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly election, Milkhi Ram being one of them.

Both were defeated by Jammu and Kashmir National Conference candidates by large margins.