Revolutionary Socialist Party: RSP is basically a part of Left Front…

Revolutionary Socialist party (RSP): RSP is basically a part of Left Front established in 1940 in Bengal. In 2014, another faction of the RSP formed the RSP (Leninist).The party is part of the Congress-led UDF in opposition in Kerala. In 2014, the RSP severed its more than three-decade association with the ruling LDF in Kerala. It is part of the Left Front in West bengal and Tripura.The party currently has no seats in the Kerala, West bengal or Tripura Assemblies, but prominent leader N. Of. Premachandran is the lok sabha mp from kollam constituency, which is also a party stronghold.

All india Forward Bloc: All india Forward Bloc (AIFB), a minor constituent of the Left alliance, was founded by subhash chandra Bose. At present it has no representation in the parliament or any State Legislature. The party enjoys some support in states that were once dominated by the Left.

MarumalarchiDravidaMunnetraKazhagam (MDMK): With support base in tamil Nadu and Puducherry, MDMK was formed by rajya sabha member vaiko after he was expelled from DMK in 1994. Allegedly he was given to M. Karunanidhi's son and current chief minister of tamil Nadu M.K. stalin was considered a threat.

The party is currently a member of the ruling DMK-led coalition in tamil Nadu. It has no seat in the state assembly or the lok sabha, but vaiko has been a member of the upper house (Rajya Sabha) since 2019.


ViduthalaiChiruthaigalKatchi (VCK): VCK or Liberation Panthers party was earlier known as Dalit Panthers Iyakkam. The party contested its first state election in tamil Nadu in 1999 and has been active in the state's electoral politics since then. The party did its best performance in the 2021 tamil Nadu assembly elections.

The party then contested the elections as an ally of the DMK and won four seats. It is currently part of the ruling Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in the state led by the DMK and is led by party founder VakilThol.

At present it has MLAs only in tamil Nadu. The party wants to expand in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, telangana and Karnataka, it has contested local body elections in these states. At present the party has four MLAs.

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29/07/2023 09:59 PM