The Republican Party of India (Athvale) is a political party

Political party

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 in India

India

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, a splinter group of the old Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar , popularly also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, political leader, philosopher, thinker, anthropologist, historian, orator, prolific writer, economist, scholar, editor, a revolutionary and one of the founding fathers of independent India. He was also the Chairman...

ite Republican Party of India

Republican Party of India

The Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra....

. The president of the party is Ramdas Athvale

Athawale Ramdas Bandu

Athawale Ramdas Bandu was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Pandharpur constituency of Maharashtra and is the antionant president of the Republican Party of India political party.He also repesented Mumbai North central in 12th Lok Sabha during 1998-99.Ramdas Athavale has...

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After 2004 election, it has a small representation in the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 and was a constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance

United Progressive Alliance

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. Its presence is limited to Maharashtra.

Recently, all factions of RPI except Prakash Ambedkar's Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha reunited to form a united "Republican Party of India". RPI (Athvale) is also merged in this united RPI.

In 2011 the party has aligned itself with the BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

-led NDA

National Democratic Alliance (India)

The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had thirteen constituent parties. Its convenor is Sharad Yadav, and its honorary chairman is former prime minister Atal...

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