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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-awa mw-list-item"><a href="https://awa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80" title="समाजवादी पार्टी – Awadhi" lang="awa" hreflang="awa" data-title="समाजवादी पार्टी" data-language-autonym="अवधी" data-language-local-name="Awadhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अवधी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF" title="সমাজবাদী পার্টি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সমাজবাদী পার্টি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%96_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Самаджвадзі парты – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Самаджвадзі парты" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80" title="समाजवादी पार्टी – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="समाजवादी पार्टी" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partit_Samajwadi" title="Partit Samajwadi – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Partit Samajwadi" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samajwadi_Party" title="Samajwadi Party – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Samajwadi Party" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partido_Samajwadi" title="Partido Samajwadi – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Partido Samajwadi" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samajwadi_Party" title="Samajwadi Party – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Samajwadi Party" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%EB%A7%88%EC%A7%80%EC%99%80%EB%94%94%EB%8B%B9" title="사마지와디당 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사마지와디당" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80" title="समाजवादी पार्टी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="समाजवादी पार्टी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partai_Samajwadi" title="Partai Samajwadi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Partai Samajwadi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%AA_%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%93%D7%99" title="מפלגת סמג'וואדי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מפלגת סמג'וואדי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80" title="समाजवादी पार्टी – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="समाजवादी पार्टी" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF" title="സമാജ്‍വാദി പാർട്ടി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സമാജ്‍വാദി പാർട്ടി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7" title="समाजवादी पक्ष – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="समाजवादी पक्ष" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialistische_Partij_(India)" title="Socialistische Partij (India) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Socialistische Partij (India)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80" title="समाजवादी पार्टी – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="समाजवादी पार्टी" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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data-title="ਸਮਾਜਵਾਦੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%B9%DB%8C" title="سماجوادی پارٹی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="سماجوادی پارٹی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Самаджвади парти – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Самаджвади парти" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li 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style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav" title="Akhilesh Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">General Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Shivpal_Singh_Yadav" title="Shivpal Singh Yadav">Shivpal Singh Yadav</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Azam_Khan_(politician)" title="Azam Khan (politician)">Azam Khan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Yadav" title="Ram Gopal Yadav">Ram Gopal Yadav</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Indrajit_Saroj" title="Indrajit Saroj">Indrajit Saroj</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lalji_Verma" title="Lalji Verma">Lalji Verma</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Awadhesh_Prasad" title="Awadhesh Prasad">Awadhesh Prasad</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ram_Achal_Rajbhar" title="Ram Achal Rajbhar">Ram Achal Rajbhar</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Balram_Yadav" title="Balram Yadav">Balram Yadav</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vishambhar_Prasad_Nishad" title="Vishambhar Prasad Nishad">Vishambhar Prasad Nishad</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ram_Ji_Lal_Suman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ram Ji Lal Suman">Ram Ji Lal Suman</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Harendra_Singh_Malik" title="Harendra Singh Malik">Harendra Singh Malik</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a> Leader</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav" title="Akhilesh Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> Leader</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Yadav" title="Ram Gopal Yadav">Ram Gopal Yadav</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">4 October 1992<span class="noprint"> (32 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1992-10-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Split from</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Janata_Dal" title="Janata Dal">Janata Dal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="line-height:1.3em;">18 Copernicus Lane, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Newspaper</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><i>Samajwadi Bulletin</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Student_wing" title="Student wing">Student wing</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Samajwadi Chatra Sabha<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Youth_wing" title="Youth wing">Youth wing</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Samajwadi Prahari<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Lohiya Vahini</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_wing" title="Women's wing">Women's wing</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Samajwadi Mahila Sabha<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_ideologies" title="List of political ideologies">Ideology</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Socialism" title="Socialism">Socialism</a> (<a href="/wiki/Socialism_in_India" title="Socialism in India">Indian</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Political_spectrum" title="Political spectrum">Political position</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Left-wing_politics" title="Left-wing politics">Left-wing</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sagepub44_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sagepub44-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">International affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Alliance" title="Progressive Alliance">Progressive Alliance</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Colours</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ed0e0e; color:black;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0c7c0c; color:white;"> </span> Red and Green</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_India" title="Election Commission of India">ECI</a> Status</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_India" title="List of political parties in India">State Party</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Alliance</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Developmental_Inclusive_Alliance" title="Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance">I.N.D.I.A.</a> (2023–present)<br /><a href="/wiki/Left_Front_(West_Bengal)" title="Left Front (West Bengal)">Left Front</a> (1996-2011)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Seats in <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">37 / 543</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FF2222; width: 7%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Seats in <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">4 / 245</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FF2222; width: 2%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Seats in <a href="/wiki/State_legislative_assemblies_of_India" title="State legislative assemblies of India">State Legislative Assemblies</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">107 / 403</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FF2222; width: 27%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> (<a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly</a>) <div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 288</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FF2222; width: 0.7%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> (<a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly" title="Maharashtra Legislative Assembly">Maharashtra Legislative Assembly</a>) <div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 182</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FF2222; width: 0.5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> (<a href="/wiki/Gujarat_Legislative_Assembly" title="Gujarat Legislative Assembly">Gujarat Legislative Assembly</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Seats in <a href="/wiki/State_legislative_councils_of_India" title="State legislative councils of India">State Legislative Council's</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">10 / 100</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FF2222; width: 10%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> (<a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Council" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council">Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Number of states and union territories in government</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 31</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FF2222; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Election symbol</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/150px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutions_of_1848" title="Revolutions of 1848">Revolutions of 1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_calculation_debate" title="Socialist calculation debate">Socialist calculation debate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_economics" title="Socialist economics">Socialist economics</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #d33; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Ideas</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calculation_in_kind" title="Calculation in kind">Calculation in kind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collective_ownership" title="Collective ownership">Collective ownership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooperative" title="Cooperative">Cooperative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_ownership" title="Common ownership">Common ownership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Critique_of_political_economy" title="Critique of political economy">Critique of political economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_democracy" title="Economic democracy">Economic democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_planning" title="Economic planning">Economic planning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_equal_liberty#Equal_liberty" title="Law of equal liberty">Equal liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equal_opportunity" title="Equal opportunity">Equal opportunity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_association_of_producers" title="Free association of producers">Free association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_anarchism" title="Market anarchism">Freed market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Industrial_democracy" title="Industrial democracy">Industrial democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Input%E2%80%93output_model" title="Input–output model">Input–output model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internationalism_(politics)" title="Internationalism (politics)">Internationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor-time_calculation" title="Labor-time calculation">Labour-time calculation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_voucher" title="Labour voucher">Labour voucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Material_balance_planning" title="Material balance planning">Material balance planning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_peer-to-peer_processes#P2P_economic_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Social peer-to-peer processes">Peer‑to‑peer economics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Production_for_use" title="Production for use">Production for use</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharing_economy" title="Sharing economy">Sharing economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_spontaneity" class="mw-redirect" title="Revolutionary spontaneity">Spontaneism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_dividend" title="Social dividend">Social dividend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_ownership" title="Social ownership">Social ownership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialism_in_one_country" title="Socialism in one country">Socialism in one country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_mode_of_production" title="Socialist mode of production">Socialist mode of production</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_democracy" title="Soviet democracy">Soviet democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strike_action" title="Strike action">Strike action</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/To_each_according_to_his_contribution" title="To each according to his contribution">To each according to his contribution</a>/<a href="/wiki/From_each_according_to_his_ability,_to_each_according_to_his_needs" title="From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs">needs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanguardism" title="Vanguardism">Vanguardism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_self-management" title="Workers' self-management">Workers' self-management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workplace_democracy" title="Workplace democracy">Workplace democracy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #d33; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Models</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Communalism_(Bookchin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Communalism (Bookchin)">Communalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planned_economy#Relationship_with_socialism" title="Planned economy">Socialist planned economy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Planned_economy#Decentralized_planning" title="Planned economy">Decentralized planning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inclusive_Democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Inclusive Democracy">Inclusive Democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OGAS" title="OGAS">OGAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Cybersyn" title="Project Cybersyn">Project Cybersyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet-type_economic_planning" title="Soviet-type economic planning">Soviet-type</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_socialism" title="Market socialism">Market socialism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lange_model" title="Lange model">Lange model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutualism_(economic_theory)" title="Mutualism (economic theory)">Mutualism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_market_economy" title="Socialist market economy">Socialist market economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist-oriented_market_economy" title="Socialist-oriented market economy">Socialist-oriented market</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Participatory_economics" title="Participatory economics">Participatory economics</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #d33; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Types_of_socialism" title="Types of socialism">Variants</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Socialism_of_the_21st_century" title="Socialism of the 21st century">21st-century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_socialism" title="African socialism">African</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_socialism" title="Arab socialism">Arab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agrarian_socialism" title="Agrarian socialism">Agrarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anarchism" title="Anarchism">Anarchism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authoritarian_socialism" title="Authoritarian socialism">Authoritarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanquism" title="Blanquism">Blanquism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhist_socialism" title="Buddhist socialism">Buddhist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialism_with_Chinese_characteristics" title="Socialism with Chinese characteristics">Chinese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_socialism" title="Christian socialism">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communism" title="Communism">Communism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_socialism" title="Democratic socialism">Democratic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_road_to_socialism" title="Democratic road to socialism">Democratic road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyber-utopianism" title="Cyber-utopianism">Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethical_socialism" title="Ethical socialism">Ethical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eco-socialism" title="Eco-socialism">Ecological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_socialism" class="mw-redirect" title="Evolutionary socialism">Evolutionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_feminism" title="Socialist feminism">Feminist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourierism" title="Fourierism">Fourierism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_anarchism" title="Market anarchism">Free-market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhian_socialism" title="Gandhian socialism">Gandhian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guild_socialism" title="Guild socialism">Guild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_socialism" title="Islamic socialism">Islamic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_left" title="Jewish left">Jewish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laissez-faire#Socialism" title="Laissez-faire">Laissez-faire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_socialism" title="Liberal socialism">Liberal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_socialism" title="Libertarian socialism">Libertarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marhaenism" title="Marhaenism">Marhaenism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_socialism" title="Market socialism">Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marxism" title="Marxism">Marxism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_socialism" title="Municipal socialism">Municipal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Left-wing_nationalism" title="Left-wing nationalism">Nationalist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkrumaism" title="Nkrumaism">Nkrumaism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owenism" title="Owenism">Owenism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popular_socialism" class="mw-redirect" title="Popular socialism">Popular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformism" title="Reformism">Reformism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_socialism" title="Religious socialism">Religious</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_socialism" title="Revolutionary socialism">Revolutionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricardian_socialism" title="Ricardian socialism">Ricardian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henri_de_Saint-Simon#Ideas" title="Henri de Saint-Simon">Saint-Simonianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scientific_socialism" title="Scientific socialism">Scientific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sewer_socialism" title="Sewer socialism">Sewer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_democracy" title="Social democracy">Social democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_socialism" title="State socialism">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syndicalism" title="Syndicalism">Syndicalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_World_socialism" title="Third World socialism">Third World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utopian_socialism" title="Utopian socialism">Utopian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_socialism" title="Yellow socialism">Yellow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor_Zionism" title="Labor Zionism">Zionist</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #d33; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Intellectuals</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_More" title="Thomas More">More</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommaso_Campanella" title="Tommaso Campanella">Campanella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henri_de_Saint-Simon" title="Henri de Saint-Simon">Saint-Simon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippe_Buonarroti" title="Philippe Buonarroti">Buonarroti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Antoine_de_Saint-Just" title="Louis Antoine de Saint-Just">Saint-Just</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Owen" title="Robert Owen">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Fourier" title="Charles Fourier">Fourier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Cabet" title="Étienne Cabet">Cabet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Leroux" title="Pierre Leroux">Leroux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Sue" title="Eugène Sue">Sue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Auguste_Blanqui" title="Louis Auguste Blanqui">Blanqui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre-Joseph_Proudhon" title="Pierre-Joseph Proudhon">Proudhon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Greeley" title="Horace Greeley">Greeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Herzen" title="Alexander Herzen">Herzen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Bakunin" title="Mikhail Bakunin">Bakunin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Marx" title="Karl Marx">Marx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kingsley" title="Charles Kingsley">Kingsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Engels" title="Friedrich Engels">Engels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Russel_Wallace" title="Alfred Russel Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyotr_Lavrov" title="Pyotr Lavrov">Lavrov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Lassalle" title="Ferdinand Lassalle">Lassalle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Saltykov-Shchedrin" title="Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin">Saltykov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikolay_Chernyshevsky" title="Nikolay Chernyshevsky">Chernyshevsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy" title="Leo Tolstoy">Tolstoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Michel" title="Louise Michel">Michel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Morris" title="William Morris">Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_Jones" title="Mother Jones">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Kropotkin" title="Peter Kropotkin">Kropotkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Carpenter" title="Edward Carpenter">Carpenter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Sorel" title="Georges Sorel">Sorel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Bellamy" title="Edward Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Kautsky" title="Karl Kautsky">Kautsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Wilde" title="Oscar Wilde">Wilde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgi_Plekhanov" title="Georgi Plekhanov">Plekhanov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Ferrer" title="Francisco Ferrer">Ferrer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dewey" title="John Dewey">Dewey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._G._Wells" title="H. G. Wells">Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._E._B._Du_Bois" title="W. E. B. Du Bois">Du Bois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxim_Gorky" title="Maxim Gorky">Gorky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Goldman" title="Emma Goldman">Goldman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gustav_Landauer" title="Gustav Landauer">Landauer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Berkman" title="Alexander Berkman">Berkman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg" title="Rosa Luxemburg">Luxemburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertrand_Russell" title="Bertrand Russell">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonie_Pannekoek" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonie Pannekoek">Pannekoek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Rocker" title="Rudolf Rocker">Rocker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oswald_Spengler" title="Oswald Spengler">Spengler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Keller" title="Helen Keller">Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Pankhurst" title="Sylvia Pankhurst">Pankhurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volin" title="Volin">Volin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Luk%C3%A1cs" title="György Lukács">Lukács</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Korsch" title="Karl Korsch">Korsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Polanyi" title="Karl Polanyi">Polanyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacco_and_Vanzetti" title="Sacco and Vanzetti">Vanzetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amadeo_Bordiga" title="Amadeo Bordiga">Bordiga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Serge" title="Victor Serge">Serge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gramsci" title="Antonio Gramsci">Gramsci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacco_and_Vanzetti" title="Sacco and Vanzetti">Sacco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Day" title="Dorothy Day">Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Marcuse" title="Herbert Marcuse">Marcuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._L._R._James" title="C. L. R. James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Orwell" title="George Orwell">Orwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federica_Montseny" title="Federica Montseny">Montseny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre" title="Jean-Paul Sartre">Sartre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Bookchin" title="Murray Bookchin">Bookchin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Zinn" title="Howard Zinn">Zinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Castoriadis" title="Cornelius Castoriadis">Castoriadis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._P._Thompson" title="E. P. Thompson">Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noam_Chomsky" title="Noam Chomsky">Chomsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takis_Fotopoulos" title="Takis Fotopoulos">Fotopoulos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huey_P._Newton" title="Huey P. Newton">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_D._Wolff" title="Richard D. 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<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">Socialist Party</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Socialism" title="Socialism">socialist</a> political party in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopædia_Britannica_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopædia_Britannica-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former <a href="/wiki/Janata_Dal" title="Janata Dal">Janata Dal</a> politician <a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a> and is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>. The Samajwadi Party is currently led by former <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh">Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav" title="Akhilesh Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Hindu_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hindu_Business_Line_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu_Business_Line-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Express_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Express-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the party is largely based in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it has significant presence in many other Indian states as well. It has been the ruling party in the state of Uttar Pradesh for four terms – three times under <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister">Chief Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a>, the fourth and most recent being <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister">Chief Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav" title="Akhilesh Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</a>'s full majority government in the 2012–2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. </p><p>The coalition of the party and its alliance partners: <a href="/wiki/Samajwadi_Alliance" title="Samajwadi Alliance">Samajwadi Alliance</a> <b>SP+</b> is currently the largest bloc in Uttar Pradesh in terms of <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Saba</a> MPs. The alliance has one of the largest vote bases in the state of Uttar Pradesh in terms of the collective voting pattern, with more than 37% vote share in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2022 assembly elections</a> and 44% in the <a href="/wiki/2024_Indian_general_election_in_Uttar_Pradesh" title="2024 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh">2024 general elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag needs to be fact-checked with the cited source(s). (August 2024)">verification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Party_symbolism_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Party_symbolism_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English.jpg/220px-Party_symbolism_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Party_symbolism_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English.jpg/330px-Party_symbolism_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Party_symbolism_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English.jpg/440px-Party_symbolism_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2992" data-file-height="2264" /></a><figcaption>In <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, a supporter of the Samajwadi Party carries a bicycle, which is the symbol featured on the <a href="/wiki/Socialist" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialist">socialist</a> party's flag.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Samajwadi Party was one of several parties that emerged when <a href="/wiki/Janata_Dal" title="Janata Dal">Janata Dal</a> fragmented into several regional parties.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party was founded by <a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a> in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Created just months before the <a href="/wiki/Demolition_of_the_Babri_Masjid" title="Demolition of the Babri Masjid">Babri Masjid demolition</a>, the party rose to power by pursuing secular politics. The support of its key voters, Other Backward Classes and Muslims helped the party become a major political force in Uttar Pradesh.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopædia_Britannica_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopædia_Britannica-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, the <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Socialist_Party" title="West Bengal Socialist Party">West Bengal Socialist Party</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kiranmoy_Nanda" title="Kiranmoy Nanda">Kiranmoy Nanda</a> merged with the SP in 2010. The Samajwadi Party is now led by former <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh">Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav" title="Akhilesh Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</a>. </p><p>He was chosen as the President for the first time in an Emergency meeting in 2017. He was chosen for second time in 2017 at Agra Convention of Samajwadi Party. He was chosen for the third time at the party's national convention held in September 2022 at Lucknow,<sup id="cite_ref-The_Hindu_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hindu_Business_Line_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu_Business_Line-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Express_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Express-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after he was chosen as the President at the party's national convention held on 1 January 2017. </p><p>The party have contested <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a> and State Assembly elections around the country, but by far the bulk of its victories have been in Uttar Pradesh. In the <a href="/wiki/2012_Uttar_Pradesh_legislative_assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election">2012 legislative assembly elections</a> of Uttar Pradesh, SP registered a landslide victory with a clear majority in the house, thus enabling it to form a government in the state. This was expected to be the fifth term of Mulayam Singh Yadav as Chief Minister of state, but he selected his son, Akhilesh Yadav instead. This became official on 15 March. It was also the first time that SP was head of the UP government for a full term of five years.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the party suffered a landslide defeat in the <a href="/wiki/2017_Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election</a>, slumping to only 47 seats as the <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> swept to victory. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Convention_of_January_2017">National Convention of January 2017</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: National Convention of January 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a National Convention held on 1 January 2017, called by Ram Gopal Yadav, <a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav" title="Akhilesh Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</a> was appointed as president of the Party for 5 years.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Position_in_state_and_national_politics">Position in state and national politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Position in state and national politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alliance">Alliance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Alliance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="UPA">UPA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: UPA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Samajwadi Party provided outside support to the <a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">United Progressive Alliance</a> government up to the fourteenth general election. After the fourteenth general election, its support became unnecessary when the UPA became the largest alliance. It contested the 2009 general election in alliance with the <a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">Rashtriya Janata Dal</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Lok_Janshakti_Party" title="Lok Janshakti Party">Lok Janshakti Party</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Save_Indian_Family_Foundation" title="Save Indian Family Foundation">Save Indian Family Foundation</a> encouraged voters to support the Samajwadi Party or vote <a href="/wiki/None_of_the_above" title="None of the above">None of the above</a> because they had said they opposed the alleged misuse of gender bias laws.<sup id="cite_ref-misuse_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misuse-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="SP-BSP_Alliance">SP-BSP Alliance</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: SP-BSP Alliance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2019 general election, the Samajwadi Party was defeated by the BJP in Uttar Pradesh though allying with <a href="/wiki/Bahujan_Samaj_Party" title="Bahujan Samaj Party">Bahujan Samaj Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It became the thirteenth largest party in parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the general elections of 2019, it won only five seats, while the BSP won 10. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="INDIA">INDIA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: INDIA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Recently, Samajwadi Party joined the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Developmental_Inclusive_Alliance" title="Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance">Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance</a> formed as an umbrella alliance of opposition parties in India.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2024_Indian_general_election" title="2024 Indian general election">2024 Indian general election</a>, the Samajwadi Party achieved a historic breakthrough by winning 37 seats, making it the third-largest party in the <a href="/wiki/18th_Lok_Sabha" title="18th Lok Sabha">18th Lok Sabha</a>. In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party contested the elections in alliance with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a>. Together, they secured 43 out of the 80 seats in the state, marking a significant gain for the <a href="/wiki/INDIA_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="INDIA Alliance">INDIA Alliance</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presence_in_state_assemblies">Presence in state assemblies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Presence in state assemblies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SP has two MLAs in <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> and one MLA in the 2022 <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> assembly election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Samajwadi_Prahari_and_Samajwadi_Sanwad">Samajwadi Prahari and Samajwadi Sanwad</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Samajwadi Prahari and Samajwadi Sanwad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the guidance of Kailash Chaurasia, who was the Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and under the direction of Dr.Arvind Srivastava, Shri Shivendra Nandan <sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> made the formal announcement of the formation of Samajwadi Sentinel and in this sequence, Samajwadi Samvad to put forward the public's views. He reportedly cited the fight for equal rights for all races and issues related to inequality in youth-related matters as the main issues presented. The Samajwadi Party has front line campaigning groups.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ongoing debate on party policy comes from many of their leaders. Among them are: </p> <ol><li>Chhatra Sabha Sanwad</li> <li>Yuvjan Sabha Sanwad</li> <li>Samajwadi prahari Sanwad</li> <li>Mulayam Singh Youth Brigade Sanwad</li> <li>Lohiya Vahini Sanwad</li> <li>Shikshak Sabha Sanwad</li> <li>Vyapar Sabha Sanwad</li> <li>Adhivakta Sabha Sanwad</li> <li>Ambedkar Vahini Samwad</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_performances">Electoral performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Electoral performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lok_Sabha_Elections">Lok Sabha Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Lok Sabha Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Lok Sabha Term </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Lok Sabha </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Seats contested </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Seats won </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">% of votes </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">State (seats) </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_Lok_Sabha" title="11th Lok Sabha">11th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Indian_general_election" title="1996 Indian general election">1996</a> </td> <td>111 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 3.1307550644567%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">17 / 543</span></div> </td> <td>3.3% </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh (16), Bihar (1) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/12th_Lok_Sabha" title="12th Lok Sabha">12th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Indian_general_election" title="1998 Indian general election">1998</a> </td> <td>166 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 3.4990791896869%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">19 / 543</span></div> </td> <td>4.9% </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh (19) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/13th_Lok_Sabha" title="13th Lok Sabha">13th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Indian_general_election" title="1999 Indian general election">1999</a> </td> <td>151 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 4.7882136279926%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">26 / 543</span></div> </td> <td>3.8% </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh (26) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_Lok_Sabha" title="14th Lok Sabha">14th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_general_election" title="2004 Indian general election">2004</a> </td> <td>237 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 6.6298342541436%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">36 / 543</span></div> </td> <td>4.3% </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh (35), Uttarakhand (1) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_Lok_Sabha" title="15th Lok Sabha">15th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Indian_general_election" title="2009 Indian general election">2009</a> </td> <td>193 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 4.2357274401473%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">23 / 543</span></div> </td> <td>3.4% </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh (23) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_Lok_Sabha" title="16th Lok Sabha">16th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election" title="2014 Indian general election">2014</a> </td> <td>197 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0.92081031307551%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">5 / 543</span></div> </td> <td>3.4% </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh (5) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_Lok_Sabha" title="17th Lok Sabha">17th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election" title="2019 Indian general election">2019</a> </td> <td>49 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0.92081031307551%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">5 / 543</span></div> </td> <td>2.6% </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh (5) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_Lok_Sabha" title="18th Lok Sabha">18th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_Indian_general_election" title="2024 Indian general election">2024</a> </td> <td>62 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 6.8139963167587%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">37 / 543</span></div> </td> <td>4.58% </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh (37) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assembly_Elections">Assembly Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Assembly Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Vidhan Sabha Term </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">UP Elections </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Seats contested </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Seats won </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">% of votes </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Party Votes </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>12th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1993</a> </td> <td>256 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 27.047146401985%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">109 / 403</span></div> </td> <td>17.94% </td> <td>8,963,697 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1996</a> </td> <td>281 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 27.295285359801%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">110 / 403</span></div> </td> <td>21.80% </td> <td>12,085,226 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2002</a> </td> <td>390 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 35.483870967742%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">143 / 403</span></div> </td> <td>25.37% </td> <td>13,612,509 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Uttar_Pradesh_state_assembly_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections">2007</a> </td> <td>393 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 24.069478908189%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">97 / 403</span></div> </td> <td>25.43% </td> <td>13,267,674 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Uttar_Pradesh_legislative_assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election">2012</a> </td> <td>401 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 55.583126550868%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">224 / 403</span></div> </td> <td>29.15% </td> <td>22,107,241 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2017</a> </td> <td>311 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 11.66253101737%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">47 / 403</span></div> </td> <td>21.82% </td> <td>18,923,689 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2022</a> </td> <td>347 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 27.543424317618%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">111 / 403</span></div> </td> <td>32.06% </td> <td>29,543,934 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>11th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>1998 </td> <td>228 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 1.7391304347826%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">4 / 230</span></div> </td> <td>1.58% </td> <td>419,626 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>161 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 3.0434782608696%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">7 / 230</span></div> </td> <td>3.71% </td> <td>946,891 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>187 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0.43478260869565%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">1 / 230</span></div> </td> <td>1.90% </td> <td>501,324 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>161 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">0 / 230</span></div> </td> <td>1.2% </td> <td>404,853 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>52 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0.43478260869565%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">1 / 230</span></div> </td> <td>1.3% </td> <td>496,025 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>71 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">0 / 230</span></div> </td> <td>0.46% </td> <td>200,069 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly" title="Maharashtra Legislative Assembly">Maharashtra Legislative Assembly</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>9th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>22 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 1.0416666666667%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">3 / 288</span></div> </td> <td>0.93% </td> <td>356,731 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>15 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0.69444444444444%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">2 / 288</span></div> </td> <td>0.7% </td> <td>227,640 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2004 </td> <td>95 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">0 / 288</span></div> </td> <td>1.13% </td> <td>471,425 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2009 </td> <td>31 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 1.3888888888889%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">4 / 288</span></div> </td> <td>1.11% </td> <td>337,378 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2014 </td> <td>22 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0.34722222222222%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">1 / 288</span></div> </td> <td>0.17% </td> <td>92,304 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2019 </td> <td>7 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0.69444444444444%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">2 / 288</span></div> </td> <td>0.22% </td> <td>123,267 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15th Vidhan Sabha </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>9 </td> <td><div role="img" class="nowrap" style="display: inline-block; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-shadow: 0 0 0.2em #fff;"><div style="position: absolute; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div style="background-color:#FF2222; width: 0.69444444444444%; height: 100%;"></div></div><span style="position: relative; margin: 0 0.3em;">2 / 288</span></div> </td> <td>0.38% </td> <td>246,350<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chief_ministers">List of chief ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: List of chief ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">No. </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Constituency</span> </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Term of office<sup id="cite_ref-CM_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CM-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Tenure length </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Party<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Assembly<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Election)</span> </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Ref </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; height:60px;"> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Jaswantnagar_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaswantnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)">Jaswantnagar</a></span> </td> <td>4 December 1993 </td> <td>3 June 1995 </td> <td>1 year, 181 days </td> <td>Samajwadi Party </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Legislative_Assembly_of_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelfth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh">Twelfth Assembly</a> (1993–95)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1993 election)</span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; height:60px;"> <td>(1) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Gunnaur_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunnaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)">Gunnaur</a></span> </td> <td>29 August 2003 </td> <td>13 May 2007 </td> <td>3 years, 257 days </td> <td>Samajwadi Party </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Legislative_Assembly_of_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh">Fourteenth Assembly</a> (2002–07)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2002 election)</span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; height:60px;"> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav" title="Akhilesh Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Council" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council">MLC</a></span> </td> <td>15 March 2012 </td> <td>19 March 2017 </td> <td>5 years, 4 days </td> <td>Samajwadi Party </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Legislative_Assembly_of_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh">Sixteenth Assembly</a> (2012–17)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012 election)</span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he or she heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_central_ministers">List of central ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: List of central ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">No. </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Photo </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Portfolio </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Name<br /><small>(Lifespan)</small> </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Assumed office </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Left office </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Duration </th> <th style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white">Constituency<br /><small>(House)</small> </th> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background-color:#FF2222;color:white"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India"><span style="color:white">Prime Minister</span></a> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">1 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_,_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council,_New_Delhi_on_December_9,_2006_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="338" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a></b><br /><small>(1939–2022)</small> </td> <td>1 June<br />1996 </td> <td>21 April<br />1997 </td> <th rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7002655000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 290 days </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mainpuri_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency)">Mainpuri</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a>)</small> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/H._D._Deve_Gowda" title="H. D. Deve Gowda">Deve Gowda</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 April<br />1997 </td> <td>18 March<br />1998 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Inder_Kumar_Gujral" title="Inder Kumar Gujral">I.K. Gujral</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">2 </th> <td rowspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Beni_Prasad_Verma_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Beni_Prasad_Verma_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Beni_Prasad_Verma_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Beni_Prasad_Verma_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Beni_Prasad_Verma_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Beni_Prasad_Verma_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Beni_Prasad_Verma_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1252" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(India)" title="Minister of Communications (India)">Minister of Communications</a></b><br />(<b><abbr title="Minister of State (Independent Charge)">MoS(I/C)</abbr></b> until 10 July 1996) </td> <td rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/Beni_Prasad_Verma" title="Beni Prasad Verma">Beni Prasad Verma</a></b><br /><small>(1941–2020)</small> </td> <td>29 June<br />1996 </td> <td>21 April<br />1997 </td> <th rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7002628000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 263 days </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kaiserganj_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaiserganj (Lok Sabha constituency)">Kaiserganj</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a>)</small> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/H._D._Deve_Gowda" title="H. D. Deve Gowda">Deve Gowda</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 April<br />1997 </td> <td>19 March<br />1998 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Inder_Kumar_Gujral" title="Inder Kumar Gujral">I.K. Gujral</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(India)" title="Minister of Communications (India)">Minister of Communications</a></b><br /><b>(<abbr title="Minister of State">MoS</abbr>)</b> </td> <td rowspan="2">1 June<br />1996 </td> <td rowspan="2">29 June<br />1996 </td> <th rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7001280000000000000♠"></span>28 days </th> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/H._D._Deve_Gowda" title="H. D. Deve Gowda">Deve Gowda</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Minister of Parliamentary Affairs</a></b><br /><b>(<abbr title="Minister of State">MoS</abbr>)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">3 </th> <td rowspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/70px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/105px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/140px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of Health and Family Welfare</a></b><br /><b>[<abbr title="Minister of State (Independent Charge)">MoS(I/C)</abbr></b>] </td> <td rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/Saleem_Iqbal_Shervani" title="Saleem Iqbal Shervani">Saleem Iqbal Shervani</a></b><br /><small>(born 1953)</small> </td> <td>29 June<br />1996 </td> <td>21 April<br />1997 </td> <th rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7002345000000000000♠"></span>345 days </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Badaun_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Badaun (Lok Sabha constituency)">Badaun</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a>)</small> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/H._D._Deve_Gowda" title="H. D. Deve Gowda">Deve Gowda</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 April<br />1997 </td> <td>9 June <br />1997 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Inder_Kumar_Gujral" title="Inder Kumar Gujral">I.K. Gujral</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of Health and Family Welfare</a></b><br /><b>(<abbr title="Minister of State">MoS</abbr>)</b> </td> <td>1 June<br />1996 </td> <td>29 June<br />1996 </td> <th><span data-sort-value="7001280000000000000♠"></span>28 days </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/H._D._Deve_Gowda" title="H. D. Deve Gowda">Deve Gowda</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">Minister of External Affairs</a></b><br /><b>(<abbr title="Minister of State">MoS</abbr>)</b> </td> <td>9 June<br />1997 </td> <td>19 March<br />1998 </td> <th><span data-sort-value="7002283000000000000♠"></span>283 days </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Inder_Kumar_Gujral" title="Inder Kumar Gujral">I.K. Gujral</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">4 </th> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/70px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/105px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/140px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Water_Resources,_River_Development_and_Ganga_Rejuvenation" title="Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation">Minister of Water Resource</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/Janeshwar_Mishra" title="Janeshwar Mishra">Janeshwar Mishra</a></b><br /><small>(1933–2010)</small> </td> <td>29 June<br />1996 </td> <td>21 April<br />1997 </td> <th rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7002345000000000000♠"></span>345 days </th> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a>)</small> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/H._D._Deve_Gowda" title="H. D. Deve Gowda">Deve Gowda</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 April<br />1997 </td> <td>9 June <br />1997 </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Inder_Kumar_Gujral" title="Inder Kumar Gujral">I.K. Gujral</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#2E8B57; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas</a></b> </td> <td>9 June<br />1997 </td> <td>19 March<br />1998 </td> <th><span data-sort-value="7002283000000000000♠"></span>283 days </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prominent_members">Prominent members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Prominent members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a>, founder and former President of Samajwadi Party, former Defence minister of India and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav" title="Akhilesh Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</a>, President of Samajwadi Party and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azam_Khan_(politician)" title="Azam Khan (politician)">Azam Khan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a>, 9 time <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly">MLA</a>, Member of Parliament <a href="/wiki/Loksabha" class="mw-redirect" title="Loksabha">Loksabha</a> <a href="/wiki/Rampur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rampur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Rampur</a> former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh and former Member of <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> from Uttar Pradesh.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janeshwar_Mishra" title="Janeshwar Mishra">Janeshwar Mishra</a>, former cabinet minister, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a>. Former <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivpal_Singh_Yadav" title="Shivpal Singh Yadav">Shivpal Singh Yadav</a>, Former State President of Samajwadi Party, <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly">Member of Legislative Assembly</a> from <a href="/wiki/Jaswantnagar" title="Jaswantnagar">Jaswantnagar</a> – 6th term, Former Cabinet Minister(UP Govt.), Former <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_Opposition" class="mw-redirect" title="Leader of Opposition">Leader of Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beni_Prasad_Verma" title="Beni Prasad Verma">Beni Prasad Verma</a>, former Union Cabinet Minister of India<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awadhesh_Prasad" title="Awadhesh Prasad">Awadhesh Prasad</a>, General Secretary of Samajwadi Party, Former Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh, founding member</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anantram_Jaiswal" title="Anantram Jaiswal">Anantram Jaiswal</a> former <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Lok_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha">Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Rajya_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha">Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha</a>, Minister and Samajwadi <a href="/wiki/Ideologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Ideologist">Ideologist</a>, Founding member</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiranmoy_Nanda" title="Kiranmoy Nanda">Kiranmoy Nanda</a>, Vice President of Samajwadi Party</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Uttam_Patel" title="Naresh Uttam Patel">Naresh Uttam Patel</a>, Former Uttar Pradesh State president of Samajwadi Party.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Professor <a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Yadav" title="Ram Gopal Yadav">Ram Gopal Yadav</a>, Party Leader in Rajya Sabha</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a>, Indian actress and <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">MP</a> from <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Govind_Chaudhary" title="Ram Govind Chaudhary">Ram Govind Chaudhary</a>, Leader of opposition in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indrajit_Saroj" title="Indrajit Saroj">Indrajit Saroj</a>, National General Secretary, Deputy Leader of Opposition in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly</a><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balram_Yadav" title="Balram Yadav">Balram Yadav</a>, 5 times elected as <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly">Member of Legislative Assembly</a> from <a href="/wiki/Atraulia_Assembly_constituency" title="Atraulia Assembly constituency">Atraulia Assembly constituency</a> and 4 times as <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Council">Member of Legislative Council</a>, Former Cabinet Minister (UP Govt.), He is prominent leader in purvanchal( Eastern Uttar Pradesh).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Lathar" title="Sanjay Lathar">Sanjay Lathar</a>, Leader of Opposition in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Council" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council">Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council</a>.</li> <li>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Sangram_Yadav" title="Sangram Yadav">Sangram Yadav</a>, 3 times <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)">Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)</a> from <a href="/wiki/Atraulia_Assembly_constituency" title="Atraulia Assembly constituency">Atraulia Assembly constituency</a> and Whip/sachetak of Samajwadi party vidhan mandal dal.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Asim_Azmi" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Asim Azmi">Abu Asim Azmi</a>, Samajwadi Party Maharashtra state President, Member of <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly" title="Maharashtra Legislative Assembly">Maharashtra Legislative Assembly</a> and former Member of <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Singh" title="Mohan Singh">Mohan Singh</a>, former Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harendra_Singh_Malik" title="Harendra Singh Malik">Harendra Singh Malik</a>, former MP Rajya Sabha, prominent Jat leader from Western Uttar Pradesh.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Kumar_Malik" title="Pankaj Kumar Malik">Pankaj Kumar Malik</a>, MLA from Charthawal Assembly Seat.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishambhar_Prasad_Nishad" title="Vishambhar Prasad Nishad">Vishambhar Prasad Nishad</a>, Samajwadi Party General Secretary, <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">MP</a>, former Member of <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a>, and former Cabinet Minister of <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwant_Singh_Ramoowalia" title="Balwant Singh Ramoowalia">Balwant Singh Ramoowalia</a>, Prominent <a href="/wiki/Sikh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikh">Sikh</a> leader and former cabinet minister of <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand_Singh_(Uttar_Pradesh_politician)" title="Anand Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)">Anand Singh</a>, leader, ex 5 time MP and MLA from <a href="/wiki/Gonda_district" title="Gonda district">Gonda</a> district, and former <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Minister">Cabinet Minister of Agriculture</a> from Uttar Pradesh Government, under <a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav_ministry" title="Akhilesh Yadav ministry">Akhilesh Yadav</a> from 2012 to 2014.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="State_leadership">State leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: State leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Asim_Azmi" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Asim Azmi">Abu Asim Azmi</a>: Maharashtra</li> <li>Shyamlal Pal: Uttar Pradesh</li> <li>Dr.Manoj Yadav: Madhya Pradesh</li> <li>Satyanarayan Sachan: Uttarakhand</li> <li>Manjappa Yadav: Karnataka</li> <li>Devendra Upadhyaya: Gujarat</li> <li>Manas Bhattacharya: West Bengal</li> <li>Mukesh Yadav: Rajasthan</li> <li>Sukhvinder Singh: Punjab</li> <li>Dr Saji Pothen Thomas: Kerala</li> <li>B Jagadeesh Yadav: Andhra Pradesh</li> <li>Om Prakash Sahu:Chhattisgarh</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_India" title="List of political parties in India">List of political parties in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Developmental_Inclusive_Alliance" title="Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance">Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samajwadi_Party&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" 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Goans Party">Revolutionary Goans Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Socialist_Party_(India)" title="Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)">Revolutionary Socialist Party</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Samajwadi Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena" title="Shiv Sena">Shiv Sena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena_(UBT)" title="Shiv Sena (UBT)">Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkim_Democratic_Front" title="Sikkim Democratic Front">Sikkim Democratic Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkim_Krantikari_Morcha" title="Sikkim Krantikari Morcha">Sikkim Krantikari Morcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipra_Motha_Party" title="Tipra Motha Party">Tipra Motha Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Democratic_Party_(Meghalaya)" title="United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)">United Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_People%27s_Party,_Liberal" title="United People's Party, Liberal">United People's Party, Liberal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voice_of_the_People_Party_(Meghalaya)" title="Voice of the People Party (Meghalaya)">Voice of the People Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viduthalai_Chiruthaigal_Katchi" title="Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi">Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuvajana_Sramika_Rythu_Congress_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party">Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoram_Nationalist_Party" title="Zoram Nationalist Party">Zoram Nationalist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoram_People%27s_Movement" title="Zoram People's Movement">Zoram People's Movement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unrecognized<br />parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ahila_India_Naadalum_Makkal_Katchi" title="Ahila India Naadalum Makkal Katchi">Ahila India Naadalum Makkal Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_India_Rajakulathor_Peravai" title="All India Rajakulathor Peravai">All India Rajakulathor Peravai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambedkarite_Party_of_India" title="Ambedkarite Party of India">Ambedkarite Party of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amma_Makkal_Munnettra_Kazagam" class="mw-redirect" title="Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam">Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gana_Suraksha_Party" title="Gana Suraksha Party">Gana Suraksha Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Unity_Centre_of_India_(Communist)" title="Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)">Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apna_Dal_(Kamerawadi)" title="Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)">Apna Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azad_Samaj_Party_(Kanshi_Ram)" title="Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)">Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahujan_Mukti_Party" title="Bahujan Mukti Party">Bahujan Mukti Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharipa_Bahujan_Mahasangh" title="Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh">Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Tribal_Party" title="Bharatiya Tribal Party">Bharatiya Tribal Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Marxist_Party" title="Communist Marxist Party">Communist Marxist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_(Secular)" title="Congress (Secular)">Congress (Secular)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Azad_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Azad Party">Democratic Azad Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Socialist_Party_(Prabodh_Chandra)" title="Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)">Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desiya_Makkal_Sakthi_Katchi" title="Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi">Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goa_Vikas_Party" title="Goa Vikas Party">Goa Vikas Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gondwana_Ganatantra_Party" title="Gondwana Ganatantra Party">Gondwana Ganatantra Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Janmukti_Morcha" title="Gorkha Janmukti Morcha">Gorkha Janmukti Morcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamro_Sikkim_Party" title="Hamro Sikkim Party">Hamro Sikkim Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Janta_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindustan Janta Party">Hindustan Janta Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindustani_Awam_Morcha" title="Hindustani Awam Morcha">Hindustani Awam Morcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikkjutt_Jammu" title="Ikkjutt Jammu">Ikkjutt Jammu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indhiya_Jananayaga_Katchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi">Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_League" title="Indian National League">Indian National League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_Apni_Party" title="Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party">Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_People%27s_Conference" title="Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference">Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_Workers_Party" title="Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party">Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Adhikar_Party_(Loktantrik)" title="Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)">Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jannayak_Janta_Party" title="Jannayak Janta Party">Jannayak Janta Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jansatta_Dal_(Loktantrik)" title="Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik)">Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jebamani_Janata" class="mw-redirect" title="Jebamani Janata">Jebamani Janata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand_Party" title="Jharkhand Party">Jharkhand Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Pragnyavantha_Janatha_Party" title="Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party">Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khun_Hynniewtrep_National_Awakening_Movement" title="Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement">Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Congress_(B)" title="Kerala Congress (B)">Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Congress_(Jacob)" title="Kerala Congress (Jacob)">Kerala Congress (Jacob)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Congress_(Thomas)" title="Kerala Congress (Thomas)">Kerala Congress (Thomas)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kongunadu_Makkal_Desia_Katchi" title="Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi">Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lok_Insaaf_Party" title="Lok Insaaf Party">Lok Insaaf Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loktantrik_Janata_Dal" title="Loktantrik Janata Dal">Loktantrik Janata Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahan_Dal" title="Mahan Dal">Mahan Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marumalarchi_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marxist_Co-ordination_Committee" title="Marxist Co-ordination Committee">Marxist Co-ordination Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Secular_Conference" title="National Secular Conference">National Secular Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NISHAD_Party" title="NISHAD Party">NISHAD Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi" title="Pattali Makkal Katchi">Pattali Makkal Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puratchi_Bharatham_Katchi" title="Puratchi Bharatham Katchi">Puratchi Bharatham Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthiya_Needhi_Katchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Puthiya Needhi Katchi">Puthiya Needhi Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthiya_Tamilagam" 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