Socialist Party (India)

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Socialist Party
Founder Jayaprakash Narayan
Ram Manohar Lohia
Founded1948;77 years ago (1948)
DissolvedSeptember 1952;72 years ago (1952-09)
Preceded by Congress Socialist Party
Succeeded by Praja Socialist Party
Ideology Socialism
Political position Left-wing
Colours 
ECI Status Dissolved
A poster of the Socialist Party Socialist Party(India) poster.jpg
A poster of the Socialist Party

The Socialist Party was an Indian political party. It won 12 seats at the 1951 Indian general election, coming third. [1] Despite Jayaprakash Narayan's personal popularity, its electoral fortunes did not improve. It merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party, which was formed by J.B. Kripalani, to form the Praja Socialist Party.

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the First Lok Sabha" (PDF). p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013.

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