Orissa Communist Party
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The Orissa Communist Party is a political party
in the India
n state of Orissa
. OCP was formed in the beginning of the 1990s as a splinter-group of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
. The party is led by Ajeya Rout.http://www.broadleft.org/in.htm When the split occurred the dissidents tried to capture the trade union structure of CPI(M) in the mining areas in northern Orissa
. This led to violent conflict. But the OCP-ers themselves came from southern Orissa
, and they were not able to convince the northern grassroots to follow them. In the end the OCP-ers had to leave the mining areas. Today OCP is more or less defunct. It has good relations with the Indian National Congress
, whom gave OCP an office in the state capital Bhubaneshwar.
Radhakanta Sethi, who was elected to the Orissa
legislative assembly as a CPI(M)-candidate, joined OCP in 1992 after a period as an independent.http://164.100.140.22/ola/brief3.htm
OCP participates in the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists
.http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/09/stories/2005020906330400.htm
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 the 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...
n state of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. OCP was formed in the beginning of the 1990s as a splinter-group of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
. The party is led by Ajeya Rout.http://www.broadleft.org/in.htm When the split occurred the dissidents tried to capture the trade union structure of CPI(M) in the mining areas in northern Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. This led to violent conflict. But the OCP-ers themselves came from southern Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, and they were not able to convince the northern grassroots to follow them. In the end the OCP-ers had to leave the mining areas. Today OCP is more or less defunct. It has good relations with the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
, whom gave OCP an office in the state capital Bhubaneshwar.
Radhakanta Sethi, who was elected to the Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
legislative assembly as a CPI(M)-candidate, joined OCP in 1992 after a period as an independent.http://164.100.140.22/ola/brief3.htm
OCP participates in the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists
Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists
Confederation of Indian Communist and Democratic Socialists ' is a confederation of pro-Congress communist and Social Democratic parties in India. These parties are against major Leftist parties of India like Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India.The constituent parties of CICDS...
.http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/09/stories/2005020906330400.htm