Rashtravadi Communist Party
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Rashtravadi Communist Party (Nationalist Communist Party), a political party in Uttar Pradesh
, India
. RCP was floated by social worker Kaushal Kishore. Kishore had been expelled from Communist Party of India
in 2001. He had and contested assembly elections twice for CPI.
In the 2002 assembly elections Kishore won in the Malihabad seat. Kishore got 62 571 votes (47.37%). Kishore as a stable backing from the Pasi community.
RCP and Kishore fights for the conditions and rights of hijras. RCP has nominated hijras in elections. In the 2002 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Payal Kinner (registered as a female candidate) contested the Lucknow
West seat. Payal got 1680 votes (1,34%).
Kishore has been inducted as a minister of state in Mulayalam Singh Yadav's cabinet in Uttar Pradesh
. RCP has however developed closer relations to Indian National Congress
.
Kishore stood as a candidate in Mohanlalganj in the Lok Sabha
elections in 2004 obtaining 28 757 votes (5,03%).
RCP participates in the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists
.
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, 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...
. RCP was floated by social worker Kaushal Kishore. Kishore had been expelled from Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
in 2001. He had and contested assembly elections twice for CPI.
In the 2002 assembly elections Kishore won in the Malihabad seat. Kishore got 62 571 votes (47.37%). Kishore as a stable backing from the Pasi community.
RCP and Kishore fights for the conditions and rights of hijras. RCP has nominated hijras in elections. In the 2002 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Payal Kinner (registered as a female candidate) contested the Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
West seat. Payal got 1680 votes (1,34%).
Kishore has been inducted as a minister of state in Mulayalam Singh Yadav's cabinet in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. RCP has however developed closer relations to 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...
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Kishore stood as a candidate in Mohanlalganj in the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
elections in 2004 obtaining 28 757 votes (5,03%).
RCP 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...
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