Republican Party of India (Democratic)

For other parties with similar names, see Republican Party of India (disambiguation).

Flag used by various Dalit parties of India

The Republican Party of India (Democratic) was a political party in India. ^[1] The party president was T. M. Kamble, after whose death, Nanda T. Kamble became the president of the party.

The party was a splinter group of the Republican Party of India. After the 2004 election, it had minor representation in the Lok Sabha and was a constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance. Its presence was limited to Maharashtra.

On 5 May 2011, the RP(D) aligned itself with the BJP-led NDA. In 2015, it was listed as one of the 26 political allies for prime minister candidate- Narendra Modi. ^[2]

On 28 September 2015, the RP(D) was one of 16 parties in Maharashtra to be de-registered for not submitting audited balance sheets and IT return documents going back to 2005. Thus, they lost their official election symbols. ^[3]

References

1. "Republican Party of India (A)". www.republicanpartyofindia.org. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
2. "Who are Modi's 26 allies in the NDA?" . Retrieved 2 October 2015.
3. "16 political parties lose election symbols in the absence of balance sheets". Times of India . Retrieved 7 October 2015.