of RSP in Kerala- RSP(B) and RSP merged. Later, a faction headed by Kovoor Kunjumon left the party to form a new party named Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist). The main faction of the RSP successfully defended its bastion Kollam Loksabha seat in 2019 fielding N.K. Premachandran again despite aggressive campaign by the LDF but suffered huge defeats in the 2016 and 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections, with all its candidates losing. But, Kovoor Kunjumon was elected to the Legislative Assembly from Kunnathur, and his party supports the LDF. Current situation RSP has always had its stronghold in West Bengal, but has branches in a total of 18 states. In Kerala, it is concentrated to the Kollam area, with support amongst fishing communities. Its Kerala branch originates from a split in the Kerala Socialist Party. K. Pankajakshan, general secretary until 2008, was a KSP member. RSP is part of the Left Front in West Bengal and Tripura. In Kerala, RSP is the part of the UDF and RSP (Leninist), the faction led by Kovoor Kunjimon is the part of the LDF. In 2021 Kerala Legislative Election RSP participated in 5 seats are Chavara, Kunnathoor, Eravipuram, Attingal and Mattannur. But it did not succeed anywhere. Currently, the RSP's presence in the Kerala Legislative Assembly is said to be Mr. Kovur Kunjumon, who contested as an ILDF representative from Kunnathoor. Kollam MPNK Premachandran is the RSP presence in Parliament. Splits and Factions RSP(Bolshevik)------Led by A.V. Thamarakshan RSP(Marxist)------Led by Babu Divakaran RSP(Leninist) Kunjumon------Led by Kovoor Kunjumon MLA (Kunnathur) RSP(Leninist) Ambalathara------Led by Ambalathara Sreedharan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party (Left) RSP(Left) (Sasikumar Kumar Cherukole)--------led by Sasikumar Kumar Cherukole Principal mass organisations United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) Samyukta Kisan Sabha (SKS, Peasants org.) Revolutionary Youth Front (RYF) All India Progressive Students' Union (AIPSU) All India United Mahila Sangha (AIUMS) Nikhil Banga Mahila Sangha (NBMS, women's wing in West Bengal) Udbastu Adhikar Raksha Samity Publications The Call (English, publication discontinued) Pravaham (Malayalam) Ganabarta(Bengali) Lok Sabha election results State Assembly election results Results from the website of the Election Commission of India. References External links Anushilan Samiti Political parties established in 1940 Political parties in India 1940 establishments in India State political parties in Kerala State political parties in West Bengal