The Republican Party of India (United), or RPI(U) is a coalition of many factions of the
Republican Party of India
The Republican Party of India (RPI, often called the Republican Party or simply Republican) was a political party in India. It had its roots in the All-India Scheduled Castes Federation led by N. Sivaraj and B. R. Ambedkar. The Party was e ...
(RPI). It was formed in preparation for the
2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. The party was initially led by
Rajendra Gavai,
Jogendra Kawade
Jogendra Laxman Kawade (born 1 April 1943, Nagpur) is an Indian politician, professor and social activist. He is the founder and the president of the Peoples Republican Party. He is one of notable activists in Ambedkarite movement. Kawade wa ...
,
T.M. Kamble, and others but
Gavai's faction later split from the united party. The group has since suffered internal strife similar to the disputes prior to the coalition's creation.
Several parties still claim to be RPI.
The RPI(U) was part of the
Republican Left Democratic Front coalition in Maharashtra preceding the state's 2009 election.
Membership
The RPI(U) currently includes:
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Peoples Republican Party
The Peoples Republican Party, also known as Republican Party of India (Kawade), is a political party in India. PRP is a splinter group of the old B. R. Ambedkar's Republican Party of India. The leader of the party is Jogendra Kawade. Its pr ...
, led by
Jogendra Kawade
Jogendra Laxman Kawade (born 1 April 1943, Nagpur) is an Indian politician, professor and social activist. He is the founder and the president of the Peoples Republican Party. He is one of notable activists in Ambedkarite movement. Kawade wa ...
*
Republican Party of India
The Republican Party of India (RPI, often called the Republican Party or simply Republican) was a political party in India. It had its roots in the All-India Scheduled Castes Federation led by N. Sivaraj and B. R. Ambedkar. The Party was e ...
of
T. M. Kamble
*
Republican Party of India
The Republican Party of India (RPI, often called the Republican Party or simply Republican) was a political party in India. It had its roots in the All-India Scheduled Castes Federation led by N. Sivaraj and B. R. Ambedkar. The Party was e ...
of
B. C. Kamble
*
Republican Party of India
The Republican Party of India (RPI, often called the Republican Party or simply Republican) was a political party in India. It had its roots in the All-India Scheduled Castes Federation led by N. Sivaraj and B. R. Ambedkar. The Party was e ...
of
Rajabhau Khobragade
*Republican Party of India (
Dhale
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History
Formerly it was the ca ...
)
*Republican Party Of India (Mogha)
*Republican Party Of India (Talwatkar)
*Republican Party of India (Sivaraj)
*Indian Republican Party (
Dalit Panther) of
Namdeo Dhasal
*Bahujan Mahasangh of Makhram Pawar
References
Ambedkarite political parties
Political parties in Maharashtra
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