Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik) is formed as a splinter group from RSP in
Kerala
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in 2001. The party leader at the time of its formation was
Baby John
Baby John (25 October 1917 – 27 January 2008) was a senior leader of the Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John). Previously, he was General Secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (India), Revolutionary Socialist Party in ...
, formerly an important RSP leader in Kerala.
RSP(B) joined the UDF, the alliance in Kerala which is led by the
INC
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. The party won 2 seats in the state assembly, Shibu Baby John and Babu Divakaran, in the 2001 election. Babu Divakaran became the Minister of Labour in the state government.
In 2005 RSP(B) left UDF, a decision largely attributed to the party general secretary
A. V. Thamarakshan
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. Babu Divakaran split away and formed the
RSP(M). RSP(M) joined in UD
RSP(B) merged with JSS in 2009.
Alliance and break-up
RSP(B) had an alliance with BJP in Kerala since 2014 till 2016 when
A.V. Thamarakshan decided to break the alliance and go alone in the 2016 Kerala assembly elections.
Mass organizations
*United Trade Union Congress (B) (UTUC(B))
*Revolutionary Youth Front (B) (RYF(B))
*All India Progressive Students' Union (B) (AIPSU(B))
See also
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Revolutionary Socialist Party
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Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist)
Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist) was a political party in Kerala, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous cou ...
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Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)
The RSP(L) was formed as a splinter group of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) in Kerala in 2016. The party leader at the time of its formation was Kovoor Kunjumon, formerly an important RSP leader in Kerala. RSP(L) is the part of CPI(M) ...
References
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