United Front of Leftists
United Front of Leftists | |
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Founded | 1952 |
Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram |
Ideology | Factions Communism Secularism Socialism[1][2] |
Political position | Left-wing[1][2][3] |
The United Front of Leftists (UFL) was a political alliance of the leftist and the socialist parties based in the erstwhile Indian state of Travancore-Cochin. It was created in 1952 by the political parties namely Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party, and Kerala Socialist Party.[1] Later, Praja Socialist Party, which was one of the strongest parties in the erstwhile Travancore-Cochin, also joined the alliance.[1]
See also[]
- Travancore-Cochin
- 1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election
- 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election
- 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election in Malabar
References[]
- ^ a b c d Basheer Ahmed (1966). Asian Survey (Communist and Congress prospects in Kerala). University of California. p. 389.
- ^ a b Special Election Currespondent (26 January 1954). "Travancore-Cochin prepares for elections" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Horst Hartmann (1968). Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 3, No. 1/2. Economic and Political Weekly. p. 163.
Categories:
- Travancore–Cochin
- Political parties in Kerala
- Defunct political party alliances in India
- Political parties established in 1952
- 1952 establishments in Travancore–Cochin
- Indian political party stubs