Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik) is formed as a splinter group from RSP in
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
in 2001. The party leader at the time of its formation was
Baby John, formerly an important RSP leader in Kerala.
RSP(B) joined the UDF, the alliance in Kerala which is led by the
INC. 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. 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
*
Revolutionary Socialist Party
*
Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)
*
Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist)
*
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)
References
External links
Babu Divakaran
{{National Democratic Alliance, state=collapsed
2001 establishments in Kerala
Communist parties in India
Political parties established in 2001
Political parties in Kerala