Samyukta Socialist Party

Samyukta Socialist Party
PresidentAnantram Jaiswal
General SecretaryGeorge Fernandes
FounderAnantram Jaiswal
George Fernandes
Founded1964
Dissolved1974
Split fromPraja Socialist Party
Merged intoBharatiya Lok Dal
IdeologySocialism
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
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Samyukta Socialist Party (transl. United Socialist Party; abbr. SSP), was a political party in India from 1964 to 1974. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) in 1964. In 1965, Ram Manohar Lohia merged his Socialist Party (Lohia) with SSP and contested in 1967 Indian general election. In 1972, SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the Socialist Party.[2] But in December 1972, SSP was recreated after the split in Socialist Party.[3] One faction of SSP led by Madhu Limaye and George Fernandes wanted to merge with PSP but another faction led by Raj Narain resisted the merger with PSP.[3]

The General Secretary of the SSP from 1969 to 1971 was George Fernandes.

The Party President of the SSP from 1964 to 1971 was Anantram Jaiswal.

The SSP merged with Charan Singh's Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Swatantra Party and Utkal Congress to form Bharatiya Lok Dal.

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References

  1. ^ Singh, Mahendra Prasad (1981). Split in a Predominant Party: The Indian National Congress in 1969. Abhinav publications. p. 69. ISBN 9788170171409. Retrieved 18 July 2024. The support for the decision was more solid among the left-wing parties; in addition to the Communist Party of India(CPI), Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M), Samyukta Socialist Party(SSP), and Praja Socialist Party(PSP)...
  2. ^ Verinder Grover (1997). Political Parties and Party System. Deep & Deep Publications. pp. 228–231. ISBN 978-81-7100-878-0.
  3. ^ a b Brass, Paul R. (2014). An Indian Political Life: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1967 to 1987 - Vol.3 (The Politics of Northern India). Sage India. p. 156. ISBN 978-9351500322.
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