Revolutionary Forward Bloc was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

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. The party was founded in 1968 by S. Andi Thevar and Velayudham Nayar, following a split from the

All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc ( AIFB) is a Left-wing nationalism, left-wing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a Political faction, faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose, and was strongest ...

.Bose, K., ''Forward Bloc'', Madras: Tamil Nadu Academy of Political Science, 1988. In the 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, S. Andi Thevar challenged the regional AIFB leader P.K. Mookiah Thevar. S. Andi Thevar was defeated, receiving 16 909 votes (25%) against 49 292 for P.K. Mookiah Thevar (75%). In the 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, RFB contested as part of the 'Progressive Front'. The front consisted of

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; AIADMK, also abbreviated as ADMK), also shortened to Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party with great influence in the Federated state, sta ...

, Congress (R),

Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...

, Tamil Nadu Muslim League, Tamil Nadu Toilers Party, Backward Classes Progressive Federation and RFB.Verinder Grover.
Political System in India, Issue 5
'. Deep & Deep Publications, 1989. p. 267R. Thandavan.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: Political Dynamics in Tamil Nadu
'. Tamil Nadu Academy of Political Science, 1987. p. 131 In 1979, following mediation by P.K. Mookkiah Thevar, RFB merged back into AIFB.

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{{reflist Defunct political parties in Tamil Nadu Political parties established in 1968 1968 establishments in Madras State Political parties disestablished in 1979 1979 disestablishments in India All India Forward Bloc