Party of Democratic Socialism (India)

Party of Democratic Socialism
Leader	Anuradha Putatunda
General Secretary	Samir Putatundu
Founder	Saifuddin Chowdhury, Samir Putatunda
Founded	21 February 2001
Split from	CPIM
Headquarters	2/3A, Dr. Suresh Sarkar Road, Kolkata – 700014
Newspaper	Natun Path
Women's wing	Paschim Banga Nari Sanghati Samiti
Ideology	Scientific socialism Democratic socialism Secularism
Political position	Center-left to left-wing
Colours	Red
ECI Status	Registered Regional Party[1]
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The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) is a political party in West Bengal in India. The PDS was founded in February 2001 by former Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders Saifuddin Choudhury and Samir Putatundu.^[2] The PDS was in opposition to the Left Front government in West Bengal.