Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party

Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party (Dalit Worker Peasant Party) was an Indian political party founded in 1984 by the remains of the Lok Dal. The DMKP was mainly based in Uttar Pradesh. It was led by former Prime Minister Charan Singh. It was founded on 21 October 1984.[1] It was merger of Charan Singh's Lok Dal, Democratic Socialist Party of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, Rashtriya Congress of Ratubhai Adani and some members of Janata Party like Devi Lal.[1] Later it changed its name to the Lok Dal.[2]

In 1984 Lok Sabha election, DMKP contested on 168 seats and won 3 seats.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Formation of DMKP gives decent burial to Lok Dal-Janata merger talks". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Sharad Yadav's revolt against Nitish Kumar: How Janata Parivar unites to split". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi leads Congress(I) to a brute majority in eighth Lok Sabha". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

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