The Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party (KMPP) was a socialist political party

Political party

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 of India

India

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. Although the party is now defunct and doesn't contest election anymore, it is logged with the Election Commission of India

Election Commission of India

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 as having contested the very first parliamentary elections in 1951 in India. The party contested in 16 states and won 9 seats in the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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, including 6 in Mysore state

Mysore State

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, and 1 in Madras state

Madras State

Madras State was the name by which the Indian districts in Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Northern Kerala, Bellary and Dakshina Kannada were collectively known as from 1950 to 1953....

, Delhi and Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

 province. and 5.8% of the votes. But it won only 77 seats in the state legislative assemblies.

History

In June, 1951 Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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 dissidents led by J.B. Kripalani

Jivatram Kripalani

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 founded the KMPP. Two of its leaders, P.C. Ghosh

Prafulla Chandra Ghosh

Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. He was Chief Minister in three West Bengal governments, first in the Indian National Congress government from August 15, 1947 to August 14, 1948, then in the Progressive Democratic Alliance Front government from...

 and T. Prakasam

Tanguturi Prakasam

Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu was an Indian politician and Freedom Fighter and the first Chief Minister of the Indian province Andhra state...

 had been chief ministers of West Bengal

West Bengal

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 and Madras respectively. In September, 1952 it merged with the Socialist Party

Socialist Party (India)

Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party formed during the freedom struggle...

 to form Praja Socialist Party

Praja Socialist Party

The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani...