Krantikari Samyavadi Party (translation:Revolutionary Communist Party) was an Indian
political party
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in the state of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
, originated as a splinter group from
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925.
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History
In the
2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election KSP won two seats backed by
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former List of Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Ministry of Railways (India), Railway ...
's RJD while contesting with seven candidates.
The relation with
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has tradit ...
was later broken. In the
Lok Sabha
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elections 2004 KSP had launched a candidate in Madhubani, who got 6948 votes (1% of the votes in that constituency). KSVP participates in the
Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists
Confederation of Indian Communist and Democratic Socialists (CICDS) was a confederation of pro- left-wing parties in India.''Times of India''. Cong offers two seats to Communist Confederation'
The constituent parties of CICDS included:
* United C ...
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References
Political parties in Bihar
Communist parties in India
Communist Party of India breakaway groups
Political parties with year of establishment missing
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