Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (Democratic Socialist Party), a minor socialist party in India

India

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, mainly active in the northern and central parts of the country. Raghu Thakur is party president. LSP is often involved in "third fronts" in elections.

LSP is opposed to U.S.

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 war on Iraq

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LSP is in favour of giving statehood to Delhi

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LSP should not be confused with Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)

Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)

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 or Party of Democratic Socialism (India)

Party of Democratic Socialism (India)

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Chattisgarh state president is Javed Usmani.