Lal Nishan Party | |
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Founded | 1965 |
Dissolved | August 2017 |
Split from | CPI (1965) |
Merged into | CPI (2018) |
Succeeded by | LNP(L) (1988) |
Headquarters | Nagpur, Maharashtra |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colours | Red |
Lal Nishan Party (Red Flag Party, LNP) was a communist political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was founded in 1965. [1] The LNP's main work was trade union activism. The trade union of the party was called Sarva Shramik Sangh (SSS). The party publication was called Nave Parva. Earlier, SSS published a Marathi daily newspaper from Pune called Shramik Vichar. During the 1980s, the LNP developed a close cooperation with Kamgar Aghadi.[ citation needed ]
In 1988, a split occurred when a hardline section, critical of the Perestroika, broke away and formed the Lal Nishan Party (Leninvadi). The LNP participated in the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists. [2] In 2017 August, the LNP merged with the Communist Party of India. [3] [4] [5]
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