Revolutionary Socialist Party

Revolutionary Socialist Party is a class of Marxist-Leninist political party in India.

The party was established on 19 March 1940. The party originated from the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party had approximately 0.4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok Sabha elections during the period of 1999 and 2004.

Party has mass presence in the states of Tripura, Kerala and West Bengal. President of the party is T J Chandrachoodan. Its symbol is Spade & Stoker....
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Revolutionary Socialist Party is a class of Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was established on 19 March 1940. The party originated from the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party had approximately 0.4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok Sabha elections during the period of 1999 and 2004. Party has mass presence in the states of Tripura, Kerala and West Bengal. President of the party is T J Chandrachoodan. Its symbol is Spade & Stoker.

The Revolutionary Socialist Party is a revolutionary Marxist party who has specific program and major aim of the party is to systematize and lead the working class and its allies to defeat the rule of the capitalist class and to make a socialist society. All of the party's activities, methods and internal organisation are secondary to this aim and designed to serve it.

Party has long historical background. In the decade of 1930s, Anushilan movement had been attracted to Marxism. Minority section separated from the Anushilan movement and united the Communist Consolidation, and later the Communist Party of India. The party's basic ideologies are to hold true faith and loyalty to the constitution of India as by law established and to the principles of socialism, secularism and democracy and would uphold the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.

RSP has always had its throttlehold in West Bengal but it has branches in a total of 18 states. In Kerala, it is dominating the Kollam area with support of fishing groups. The party has 7 seats in the West Bengal state assembly, and 2 each in Kerala and Tripura. RSP is part of the Left Front in West Bengal and Tripura. In Kerala the party is part of Left Democratic Front.

The main objective of RSP is to transform human society from existing ground exploitation, war, domination and environmental obliteration, to a commonwealth of social ownership, unity and human liberty, and healthy living. In order to bring these changes, there is a need to conquer capitalism and its replacement by socialism an egalitarian society based upon a worldwide system of democratically planned production to fulfil human needs.

Major mass organization under the banner of party is United Trade Union Congress (UTUC), Samyukta Kisan Sabha (SKS, Peasants org.), Revolutionary Youth Front (RYF), All India Progressive Students' Union (AIPSU), All India United Mahila Sangha (AIUMS), Nikhil Banga Mahila Sangha (NBMS, women's wing in West Bengal).