Communist Revolutionary Party
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Communist Revolutionary Party, a political party
in Kerala
, India
. It was led by K.P.R. Gopalan. The party contested the 1970 elections, without success. It was however significant since this was the first group coming from the AICCCR tradition who tried to use elections for revolutionary purposes.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was led by K.P.R. Gopalan. The party contested the 1970 elections, without success. It was however significant since this was the first group coming from the AICCCR tradition who tried to use elections for revolutionary purposes.