Praja Socialist Party
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The Praja Socialist Party was a prominent Indian political party formed in the early 1950s that advocated democratic socialism and played a key role in opposition politics in the decades after independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Praja Socialist Party canonical | 5 |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political party
ⓘ
socialist political party ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| advocated |
civil liberties
ⓘ
land reforms ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ planned economic development ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1972 ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
ⓘ
Socialist Party of India ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Party (India)
|
| founded | 1952 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Acharya Narendra Deva
ⓘ
Asoka Mehta ⓘ J. B. Kripalani ⓘ Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ Ram Manohar Lohia ⓘ |
| hadWing | Praja Socialist Party youth wing ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | PSP ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| ideology |
democratic socialism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| influenced | Indian socialist movement ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Samyukta Socialist Party ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Acharya Narendra Deva
ⓘ
Asoka Mehta ⓘ J. B. Kripalani ⓘ Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ Ram Manohar Lohia ⓘ |
| opposed | Indian National Congress dominance ⓘ |
| parliamentaryActivity | served as main opposition in several state legislatures ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Indian general elections
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian general election, 1952
Indian general elections ⓘ
surface form:
Indian general election, 1957
Indian general elections ⓘ
surface form:
Indian general election, 1962
state assembly elections in India ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre-left
ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ |
| region |
India
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
|
| representedGroup |
peasants
ⓘ
urban middle classes ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| role | opposition party in India ⓘ |
| splitResultedIn | Samyukta Socialist Party ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
subject surface form:
Jayaprakash Narayan