Bimal Gurung is one of the founders of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), an Indian political party that is one of the parties demanding the formation of a separate state of Gorkhaland within India.
He was the chairperson of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, which is a semi-autonomous body that governs the hilly ares or Darjeeling District and terai within the state of West Bengal.
Bimal Gurung has been in hiding since 2017 for fear of being arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after he and his aides were allegedly held accountable for breach of peace in the Darjeeling hills.