Republican Party of India (A)

Republican Party Of India (Athvale)
रिपब्लिकन पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया (आठवले)
Chairperson Ramdas Athavale
Secretary-General

Dayal Bahadure,

Dr. Rajeev Menon
Founder Ramdas Athawale
Headquarters 34, Insa Hutement, Azad Maidan, C.S.T., Mumbai. 400 001
Women's wing Rakhi Sawant
Ideology Socialism,
Secularism
Political position Centre-left
Colours Blue
Alliance NDA
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 545
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 245
Party flag
Website
http://www.republicanpartyofindia.org/

The Republican Party of India (Athavale) is a political party in India, a splinter group of the old Republican Party of India. The president of the party is Ramdas Athavale & party's secretary is Dayal Bahadure.

After 2004 election, it had a small representation in the Lok Sabha and was a constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance. Its presence is limited to Maharashtra.

All factions of the RPI except Prakash Ambedkar's Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha have reunited to form a united "Republican Party of India". RPI (Athavale) also merged in this united RPI.

In 2011 the party aligned itself with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance.[1]

On 28 September 2015, the RP(A) was one of 16 parties in Maharashtra to lose its registration for not submitting audited balance sheets and IT return documents since 2005. Thus they have lost their official election symbols.[2]

References

  1. "Who are Modi's 26 allies in the NDA?". 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. "16 political parties lose election symbols in the absence of balance sheets". 29 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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