Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist)
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Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist) is a political party
in Kerala
, India
. It was formed by the former Labour Minister of Kerala, Babu Divakaran
in 2005. Divakaran broke away from the Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)
when the group around the RSP(B) general secretary AV Thamaraksan decided that RSP(B) would leave the United Democratic Front
. In 2008 the party merged with the Samajwadi Party
(SP).
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was formed by the former Labour Minister of Kerala, Babu Divakaran
Babu Divakaran
Babu Divakaran is an Indian politician and a former Minister from the state of Kerala. He started his political career in Revolutionary Socialist Party. When RSP split, he joined Revolutionary Socialist Party along with Baby John, Shibu Baby John, and A.V. Thamarakshan...
in 2005. Divakaran broke away from the Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)
Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala [RSP] was formed as a splinter-group from Revolutionary Socialist Party in Kerala in 2001. The party leader at the time of its formation was Baby John, formerly an important RSP leader in Kerala....
when the group around the RSP(B) general secretary AV Thamaraksan decided that RSP(B) would leave the United Democratic Front
United Democratic Front (India)
United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress....
. In 2008 the party merged with the Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party...
(SP).
See also
- Revolutionary Socialist PartyRevolutionary Socialist Party (India)Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok...
- Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala(Bolshevik)
- Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party(Baby John)