Socialist Party

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The Socialist Party was an Indian political organization rooted in democratic socialist ideals that played a significant role in post-independence opposition politics before merging into broader coalitions like the Janata Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
activeInPeriod post-independence India ⓘ
advocated agrarian reform ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ
country India ⓘ
formedCoalitionWith other opposition parties ⓘ
foundedBy Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ
Ram Manohar Lohia ⓘ
other Indian socialist leaders ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the emergence of coalition politics in India ⓘ
major component of non-Congress opposition in early decades after independence ⓘ
nurtured leaders of later anti-Congress movements ⓘ
ideology democratic socialism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
influenced Janata Party ideology ⓘ
later socialist and Janata formations in India ⓘ
mergedInto Janata Party ⓘ
notableMember Acharya Narendra Deva ⓘ
Asoka Mehta ⓘ
Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ
Ram Manohar Lohia ⓘ
Yusuf Meherally ⓘ
opposed Indian National Congress dominance ⓘ
originatedFrom Congress Socialist Party ⓘ
participatedIn Indian general elections ⓘ
state legislative assembly elections ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-left ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ
positionOnCivilRights freedom of expression ⓘ
protection of political dissent ⓘ
positionOnEconomy mixed economy with strong public sector ⓘ
positionOnGovernance strengthening of democratic institutions ⓘ
positionOnLabour trade union rights ⓘ
positionOnRuralPolicy empowerment of peasants ⓘ
land redistribution ⓘ
positionOnSociety eradication of caste-based inequalities ⓘ
promotion of secularism ⓘ
role opposition party ⓘ
separatedFrom Indian National Congress ⓘ
supported decentralization of power ⓘ
non-alignment in foreign policy ⓘ
planned economic development ⓘ

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Janata Party → originatedFrom → Socialist Party ⓘ
Samajwadi Party → hasEnglishName → Socialist Party ⓘ
subject linked to: SP
Samajwadi Party → hasHindiName → समाजवादी पार्टी ⓘ
subject linked to: SP
linked to: Socialist Party