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
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 in India. He was known in the Kerala state ...
, 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
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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. It was formed by the former Labour Minister of Kerala, Babu Divakaran in 2005. Divakaran broke away from the RSP(B). In 2008 the party merged with the SP. I ...
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Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)
The Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) RSP(L) is a regional party in the state of Kerala formed in 2016. The party leader is Kovoor Kunjumon representing Kunnathoor assembly constituency in Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala L ...
References
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2001 establishments in Kerala
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Political parties established in 2001
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