Lal Nishan Party (Red Flag Party, LNP) was a communist political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was founded in 1965.[1] The LNP's main work was trade union activism. The trade union of the party was called Sarva Shramik Sangh (SSS). The party publication was called Nave Parva. Earlier, SSS published a Marathi daily newspaper from Pune called Shramik Vichar. During the 1980s, the LNP developed a close cooperation with Kamgar Aghadi.[citation needed]
Lal Nishan Party | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| Dissolved | August 2017 |
| Split from | CPI (1965) |
| Merged into | CPI (2018) |
| Succeeded by | LNP(L) (1988) |
| Headquarters | Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red |
In 1988, a split occurred when a hardline section, critical of the Perestroika, broke away and formed the Lal Nishan Party (Leninvadi). The LNP participated in the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists.[2] In 2017 August, the LNP merged with the Communist Party of India.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ Banerjee, Shoumojit (23 January 2018). "Veteran Communist leader Yashwant Chavan dies at 97". The Hindu.
- ^ Lal Nishan. Times of India. Accessed 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Lal Nishan Party to merge with CPI".
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- ^ "Lal Nishan Party to merge with CPI". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 August 2017.