Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party formed during the freedom struggle. (The Samajwadi Party is also a modern-day party whose first name in Hindi means "socialist".) A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories... Hindi (हिन्दी hindī) an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North, Central, and Western India, is the National language of India. ...

The former Congress Socialist Party

The original Socialist Party had its roots in the Congress Socialist Party (CSP), the socialist caucus of the Indian National Congress, which fused in 1948 with the Bolshevik-Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma (BLPI). Hector Abhayavardhana of the BLPI became General Secretary of the new party. The Socialist Party was founded not long after India's independence when Jayprakash Narayan led the CSP out of Congress. At the time, Congress's leader Jawaharlal Nehru was a democratic socialist whose sentiments were widely admired by the rank and file of the CSP, but they objected to his apparent unwillingness to act decisively in favour of democratic socialism or to renounce his dependence upon the conservative Hindu wing of the party represented by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel or C. Rajagopalachari. The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. ... Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party or Congress (I), abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bolshevik-Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma (BLPI) was formed in Indian groups and Lanka Sama Samaja Party of Ceylon. ... Hector Abhayavardhana (5 January 1919 - ) is a Sri Lankan Trotskyist theoretician and a long-standing member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP). ... The term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ... Jayaprakash Narayan (October 11, 1902 - October 8, 1979), widely known as JP, was an Indian freedom fighter and political leader. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, Javāharlāl Nehrū) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar, Teacher) Nehru, was an important leader of the Indian Independence Movement and the Indian National Congress, and became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its independence on August 15, 1947. ... Democratic socialism is a political movement propagating the ideals of socialism within the framework of a parliamentary democracy. ... A Hindu (archaic Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of India (Bharat), Nepal, and the island of Bali. ... Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is credited by contemporary historians as being single-handedly responsible for overseeing the political integration of India. ... Rajaji Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (சக்ரவர்தி ராஜகோபாலாச்சாரி) (December 1878 - December 25, 1972), known as or Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, writer, statesman and a Hindu spiritualist. ...

Despite JP Narayan's personal popularity, the Socialist Party won only 12 seats at the 1951 Indian general election, and its electoral fortunes did not improve. The SP merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party, which had recently been formed by J.B. Kripalani, to form the Praja Socialist Party. Parties are listed in the following order; First listed are parties registered as National parties, secondly parties registered as State parties and then unrecognized parties that won seats. ... The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. ...

Socialist Party (Lohia)

When Rammanohar Lohia was cast out of the Praja Socialist Party in 1955, he founded a group called the Socialist Party. this group is still active and working from Siddqui Bldg, bara Hindu rao, new delhi. Rammanohar Lohia (born March 23, 1910–12 October 1967) was an influential Indian socialist leader. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Merger of PSP with SSP

A third Socialist Party was formed in 1972 through the reunion of the Praja Socialist Party with the Samyukta Socialist Party led by George Fernandes. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. ... Samyukta Socialist Party (United Socialist Party), a political party in India. ... George Fernandes (born 1930) is an Indian politician. ...

In 1974 and 1975, JP led satyagrahas against the corrupt government of Indira Gandhi and called for a 'Total Revolution' in the countryside. In response, Indira declared the two-year State of Emergency under which her own power was consolidated and JP was jailed. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Satyagraha is the philosophy of nonviolent resistance most famously employed by Mohandas Gandhi in forcing an end to the British Raj and also against apartheid in South Africa. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... ...

After the Emergency, the Socialist Party joined with a number of other groups to form the Bharatiya Lok Dal, which fused in 1977 into Janata Party as an omnibus opposition to Congress Party rule. Bharatiya Lok Dal (Indian Peoples Party), was a political party in India. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Janata Party (Peoples Party in Hindi) was an Indian political party that contested the Indian Emergency (1975-77) and became the first political party to defeat the Indian National Congress in the 1977 elections, forming the national government from 1977 to 1980. ...