Samyukta Socialist Party (; SSP), was a
political party
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in
India
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from 1964 to 1972. SSP was formed through a split in the
Praja Socialist Party
The Praja Socialist Party, abbreviated as PSP, was an Indian political party. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayaprakash Narayan, Rambriksh Benipuri, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh (Sinha), merged with the Kisan Mazdoo ...
(PSP) in 1964. In 1972, SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the
Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ...
.
The General Secretary of the SSP from 1969 to 1971 was
George Fernandes
George Mathew Fernandes (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was an Indian trade unionist, statesman, and journalist, who served as the 22nd Defence Minister of India from 1998 until 2004. He was a member of Lok Sabha for over 30 years, starting f ...
.
The Party President of the SSP from 1964 to 1972 was
Anantram Jaiswal
Anantram Jaiswal (1 April 1924 - 7 January 2015) was an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha and was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Jaiswal represented the Fai ...
.
See also
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List of political parties in India
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References
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Political parties established in 1964
Defunct socialist parties in India
Political parties disestablished in 1972
Political parties in India
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