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{{Infobox political party
| name = Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party
| logo =
| colorcode = {{party color|Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party}}
| leader = [[Jharkhande Rai]]
| president =
| chairman =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general =
| presidium =
| secretary =
| spokesperson =
| foundation = 1951
| ideology = [[Communism]]
| headquarters = 
| state = Uttar Pradesh
| blank1_title = Election symbol
| blank1 = Bow and arrow
| dissolved = {{end date|df=yes|1952|11|30}}
| seats1_title = [[Lok Sabha]]
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|486|{{party color|Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party}}}}
| seats2_title = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|U.P. Legislative Assembly]]
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|1|430|{{party color|Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party}}}}
| split = [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
| merged = [[Communist Party of India]]
}}
The '''Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party''' (abbreviated '''UP RSP''') was a left-wing [[political party]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] 1951-1952. It held one seat in the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. The party ended up merging with the [[Communist Party of India]].

==Split in RSP==
The party was formed after a split in the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]. As of 1950, under the leadership of [[Jharkhande Rai]], the [[Uttar Pradesh]] state unit of RSP had become pro-communist. In 1951 the national leadership of RSP declared the entire Uttar Pradesh branch expelled and its State Committee dissolved.<ref name="p"/> The group of Rai then set up UP RSP as a separate party.<ref name="p"/> The influence of the party was limited to a few pockets.<ref name="el"/>

==1951–52 elections ==
The party contested the elections in 1951 and 1952.<ref name="p">Sadasivan, S. N. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lJ2KAAAAMAAJ Party and Democracy in India]''. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 1977. p. 83</ref> It was awarded 'bow and arrow' as its election symbol.<ref>India. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=QcwlAAAAMAAJ Report on the First General Elections in India, 1951-1952]''. Delhi: Manager of Publications, 1955. p. 87</ref> During the election campaign, UP RSP worked in alliance with the [[Communist Party of India]] and the [[Bolshevik Party of India]].<ref name="el">Kogekar, Sadanand Vasudeo, and Richard Leonard Park. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=klA5AQAAIAAJ Reports on the Indian General Elections, 1951-52]''. Bombay: Popular Book Depot, 1956. p. 154-155</ref><ref>Adhikari, Gangadhar M. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=AGUwexr2q7EC Documents of the History of the Communist Party of India]'', Vol. 8. [New Delhi]: People's Pub. House, 1977. p. 99</ref><ref>Balabushevich, Vladimir Vasilʹevich, and A. M. Dʹi︠a︡kov. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=eDU-AAAAMAAJ A Contemporary History of India]''. New Dehli: People's Pub. House, 1964. p. 532</ref>

In the [[1951–52 Indian general election|1951–52 Lok Sabha election]] the party contested two seats; Kunwar Maharaj Singh stood as the candidate in the Bahraich District (East) constituency and Lakshmi Shanker in the Ballia District South (West) constituency. Singh obtained 7,064 votes (7.36% of the votes in the constituency) whilst Shanker got 13,601 votes (11.61%). All in all, UP RSP got 0.12% of the votes in the state (and 0.02% of the votes nationwide).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA]''</ref> The party launched nine candidates in the [[1951 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. One candidate, Jharkhande Rai, won a seat. Rai won the Ghosi West seat, with 15,524 votes (47.95%). Two UP RSP candidates finished second in their respective seats; Udal got 7,587 votes (20.50%) in Banaras West and Kapildeo Singh got 8,267 votes (24.98%) in Rasra West. All other UP RSP candidates lost their deposits. In total the UP RSP candidates got 57,284 votes (0.34% of the votes in the state). The average percentage of votes of the UP RSP candidates in the constituencies contested stood at 14.32%.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_UP.pdf]''</ref>

==Merger with CPI==
UP RSP merged with the Communist Party of India in 1952.<ref name="p"/><ref>India News and Feature Alliance. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fmZmAAAAMAAJ India Who's Who]''. New Delhi: INFA Publications, 1972. p. 221</ref><ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=W6vaAAAAMAAJ Documents of the Communist Movement in India]'', Vol. 8. Calcutta: National Book Agency, 1997. p. 827</ref> The merger was formalized at a party conference in [[Mau, Uttar Pradesh|Mau]], held 28–30 November 1952.<ref>Fic, Victor M. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=xtYlAAAAMAAJ Peaceful Transition to Communism in India; Strategy of the Communist Party]''. [Bombay]: Nachiketa Publications, 1969. pp. 65, 75</ref> Through the merger with UP RSP, the Communist Party obtained representation in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.<ref>Shiv Lal. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=o0s5AQAAIAAJ Indian Elections Since Independence]''. New Delhi: Election Archives, 1972. p. 164</ref>

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