Jaya Prakash Narayan formed which of the following parties?  (A) Congress Socialist Party (B) Bhoodan Aandolan Party (C) Praja Socialist Party (D) Democratic Praja Socialist Party Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Jaya Prakash Narayan formed which of the following parties?  (A) Congress Socialist Party (B) Bhoodan Aandolan Party (C) Praja Socialist Party (D) Democratic Praja Socialist Party Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: Correct Answer A and C Only

Jayaprakash Narayan led the opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, whose overthrow he had called for as a Total revolution.

Key Points

  • He received the Magsaysay award for Public Service in 1965. 
  • Rambriksh Benipuri wrote biography of Jayaprakash Narayan.
  • Jaya Prakash Narayan formed Congress Socialist Party (CSP) and Praja Socialist Party (PSP).
  • Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was established with Jay Prakash Narayan serving as general secretary and Acharya Narendra Deva serving as president.
  •  Praja Socialist Party (PSP)  was created when the Jayaprakash Narayan-led Socialist Party and the J. B. Kripalani-led Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party amalgamated. 

Thus, A and C Only are the correct options.

 

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