Samras Samaj Party Explained

Samras Samaj Party (SSP) is a former political party in Bihar. SSP was a splinter faction of Janata Dal (United) (JDU). The leader of SSP is Nagmani.

In September 2015, the leaders of six parties Samajwadi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Jan Adhikar Party, Samras Samaj Party, National People's Party and Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic announced the formation of a third front known as the Socialist Secular Morcha.[1] On 15 October, NCP leader Tariq Anwar announced that his party had decided to leave the third front.[2] [3] Socialist Secular Morcha - announced its seat distribution: SP got 85 seats, Janadhikar Party got 64 seats, NCP got 40 seats, SSP got 28 seats, SJDD got 23 seats and NPP got three seats.

In 2017, Nagmanai joined Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party by merging his party and calling Kushwaha to be next Chief Minister of Bihar. Nagmanai was named National Executive President of Rashtriya Lok Samta Party.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samajwadi Party teams up with Pappu Yadav, NCP, 3 others to form third front. timesofindia-economictimes. 7 April 2020. 20 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420173904/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/samajwadi-party-teams-up-with-pappu-yadav-ncp-3-others-to-form-third-front/articleshow/49028112.cms. live.
  2. Web site: Mulayam front suffers big blow, NCP to go it alone. . 7 April 2020. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628062447/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/mulayam-front-suffers-big-blow-ncp-to-go-it-alone/articleshow/49392765.cms. live.
  3. Web site: Bihar polls: NCP quits Third Front, cites Mulayam Singh's 'pro-BJP statement'. 7 April 2020. 20 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420184736/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-ncp-quits-third-front-cites-mulayam-singhs-pro-bjp-statement/articleshow/49386359.cms. live.
  4. Web site: Nagmani resigns, accuses Kushwaha of "selling" party tickets . 7 April 2020 . 7 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200407112323/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nagmani-resigns-accuses-kushwaha-of-selling-party-tickets-119021000521_1.html . live .
  5. Web site: RLSP removes Nagmani from national working president post . 7 April 2020 . 7 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200407110816/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rlsp-removes-nagmani-from-national-working-president-post-119020801281_1.html . live .
  6. Web site: Samras Samaj Party merges into RLSP. news.webindia123.com. 2019-02-05. 7 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407110042/https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20170729/3157831.html. live.
  7. Web site: Nagmani's party too quits Third Front, to back Lalu-Nitish - Times of India. The Times of India. 2019-02-05. 25 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425065310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Nagmanis-party-too-quits-Third-Front-to-back-Lalu-Nitish/articleshow/49516967.cms. live.