Praja Socialist Party

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Praja Socialist Party
FoundedSeptember 1952; 71 years ago (1952-09)
Dissolved1974
Succeeded bySamyukta Socialist Party.[1]
Headquarters18, Windsor Place, New Delhi[2]
IdeologySocialism
Political positionLeft-wing
International affiliationAsian Socialist Conference
ECI StatusDissolved
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The Praja Socialist Party, abbreviated as PSP, was an Indian

Basawon Singh (Sinha), merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J. B. Kripalani (former president of the Indian National Congress and a close associate of Jawaharlal Nehru
).

It led the cabinet under

Rammanohar Lohia broke from the party in 1955,[citation needed] resuming the name "Socialist Party".[citation needed] It again came to power in the new state of Kerala under Pattom A. Thanu Pillai from February 1960 to September 1962. In 1960, Kripalani left the party and in 1964, Asoka Mehta
joined Congress after his expulsion from the party.

Another section of the party, led by the trade union leader George Fernandes, broke off to become the Samyukta Socialist Party in 1969. In 1972, a section merged with Fernandes' party to become the Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party once more, before becoming part of the Janata coalition in 1977 following the Emergency.[citation needed]

Formation

In September 1952, the

J. B. Kriplani as the chairman and Asoka Mehta as the general secretary.[4]

Elections

At the party's first general election in 1957, the PSP won 10.41% of the total votes and 19 seats in the Lok Sabha.[5] However, the party's vote share continued to decline over the next few elections. It won 6.81% of the total votes and 12 seats in the Lok Sabha in 1962,[6] 3.06% of the total votes and 13 seats in the Lok Sabha in 1967[7] and only 1.04% of the total votes and only 2 seats in the Lok Sabha in 1971.[4][8]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-7100-878-0
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  2. ^ Braunthal, Julius (ed). Yearbook of the International Socialist Labour Movement. Vol. II. London: Lincolns-Prager International Yearbook Pub. Co, 1960. p. 38
  3. JSTOR 2642762
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  4. ^
    ISBN 0-14-027825-7
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  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1957 to the Second Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 37. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1962 to the Third Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 56. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 75. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 76. Retrieved 10 March 2010.


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