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Q. Consider the following statements with reference to Congress Socialist Party:
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
- Acharya Narendra Dev was the founding President of Socialist Party
- Post Independence, the party had several coalition Governments with Congress in many States.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
Answer: Option A
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A
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Acharya Narendra Dev was a freedom fighter and founding President of Congress Socialist Party (CSP). He was jailed several times during the freedom movement and post independence led the Socialist Party and later Praja Socialist Party.
Statement 2 is incorrect: It was formed within the Congress in the year 1934 by a group of young leaders who were more radical and egalitarian. In 1948 the Congress amended its constitution to prevent dual party membership, this forced the socialist to separately form an individual organisation although they had presence in a number of states it could achieve electoral success in a few pockets only and could not form any form of government.
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Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Acharya Narendra Dev was a freedom fighter and founding President of Congress Socialist Party (CSP). He was jailed several times during the freedom movement and post independence led the Socialist Party and later Praja Socialist Party.
Statement 2 is incorrect: It was formed within the Congress in the year 1934 by a group of young leaders who were more radical and egalitarian. In 1948 the Congress amended its constitution to prevent dual party membership, this forced the socialist to separately form an individual organisation although they had presence in a number of states it could achieve electoral success in a few pockets only and could not form any form of government.
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