Rashtriya Kranti Party
Defunct political party in India
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Rashtriya Kranti Party (RTKP, transl. National Revolutionary Party) was a defunct regional political party in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was founded by Kalyan Singh. The party was formed when Kalyan Singh had controversy with BJP Party. In 3 February 2004, The party was formally merged with BJP.
Rashtriya Kranti Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | RTKP |
| Leader | Kalyan Singh |
| Secretary | Rajveer Singh |
| Founder | Kalyan Singh |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Dissolved | 2004 |
| Split from | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Merged into | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ideology | Hindutva |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| ECI Status | dissolved party[1] |
| Alliance | Samajwadi Party (2003-2004) |
In 2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election the party had won 4 seats.[2][3] And later the party had Coalided with Samajwadi Party in 2003, and Mulayam Singh Yadav became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh's Son Rajveer Singh became Health Minister in Mulayam Singh Yadav's cabinet lasted from (2003-2007).
History
As a member of the Lodhi community, Singh commanded support among Other Backward Class (OBC) groups, and his affiliation with the BJP had allowed it to expand its support beyond its traditional upper-caste base. However, he began to be seen as a "patron of the backward castes" by upper-caste members of his own party, and to face opposition as a result. Dissension within the party occurred at the same time as an increase in crime that Singh's administration was unable to control, and in May 1999, 36 BJP legislators resigned in protest at the continuation of Singh's administration.
Singh returned to the BJP in January 2004, and was made head of the party's state-level election committee for the 2004 Indian general election. He successfully contested the election from the Bulandshahar Lok Sabha Constituency.[4]
Electoral history
Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Lower House)
| Term | Assembly Election |
Seats contested |
Seats won |
Popular votes | % of votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Legislative assembly | 2002 | 335 | 4 | 1,812,535 | 3.38% |
List of RTKP Elected Uttar Pradesh Legislative Members in 2002
| No. | Name | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalyan Singh | 2002 | 2004 | Atrauli | |
| 2 | 2002 | 2002 | Debai | ||
| 3 | Sundar Singh | 2002 | 2007 | Siana | |
| 4 | Devendra Pratap | 2002 | 2007 | Soron | |
| Legislative member who had won from By-election | |||||
| 5 | Rajveer Singh | 2002 | 2007 | Debai | |