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Biplobi Bangla Congress
Biplobi Bangla Congress
Gründer	Sukumar Roy
Gegründet	1971
Split from	Bangla Congress
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Left Front
Colours	Red; Blue
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Biplobi Bangla Congress (English: Revolutionary Bangla Congress; abbr. BBC) is a political party in West Bengal, India.^[1] The party emerged as a splinter group of the Bangla Congress party ahead of the 1971 West Bengal elections. It was founded by Sukumar Roy, a prominent member of Congress^[which?]. BBC is now the part of the Left Front.

History

The formation of BBC is an important part of the history of Politics of West Bengal. The Congress party^[which?] held state^[which?] power for the first two decades after partition, before trying out another grouping^{[clarification needed]} in 1967. At that time, the first United Front government came to power with Ajoy Mukherjee of the Bangla Congress (a Congress splinter group) as chief minister, Jyoti Basu as deputy chief minister and ministry of land and land revenue (reforms) as Hare Krishna Konar.

Thereafter followed four years of political instability due to the Naxalite rebellion and police counter-action, the Congress muscled its way back to power in the 1972 elections,^{[citation needed]} when even Jyoti Basu lost his assembly seat to a nonentity by 40,000 votes.

In 1977, the voters brought the Biplobi Bangla Congress and Left Front merged to power, with latter retaining the title and from since then they remained firm as the ruling party of West Bengal for 34 years.

Symbols

The flag adopted by the party is red & white (3:1 ratio) with Hammer & Plough symbol at the center.

Contested elections

BBC candidate Tushar Kanti Laya contested the Sabong seat in Midnapore for 2001 assembly elections of the state and won it. In the 2006 assembly elections of West Bengal, BBC again contested the Sabong seat with Tushar Kanti Laya as its candidate (on a Communist Party of India (Marxist) symbol). Laya got 62,079 votes (44.98%), but lost the seat to Congress candidate Dr. Manas Bhunia.^{[citation needed]}

Prominent members

Some prominent leaders of Biplobi Bangla Congress are Nirmalendu Bhattacharya, Gouranga Samanta, Ashis Chowdhury, Sunil Chowdhury, Deepak Senroy (SUBRATA ROY). Gouranga Samanta was elected as MLA two times from Dabang, Medinipur. Other MLAs were Dr Makhan Lal Bangal, Tushar Laya. Dr. Umesh Chaudhary & Reeta Chowdhury were Councillor in KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) at different times.

References

^ Reynolds, Nathalène (2020). "The CPI(M), heir to the Indian Communist movement?". Sustainable Development Policy Institute. pp. 48–63. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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[Reynolds-1] Reynolds, Nathalène (2020). "The CPI(M), heir to the Indian Communist movement?". Sustainable Development Policy Institute. pp. 48–63. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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+'''Biplobi Bangla Congress''' ([[English language|English]]: Revolutionary [[Bangla Congress|Bangla]] Congress;
-'''Biplobi Bangla Congress''' (BBC) is a [[political party]] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. The party emerged as a splinter group of [[Bangla Congress]] ahead of the 1971 elections of [[West Bengal]]. This political Party was founded by Late Sukumar Roy, a prominent Congress leader of Bengal. BBC is now the part of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]].
+{{small|abbr.}} '''BBC''') is a [[political party]] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref name="Reynolds">{{cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Nathalène |title=The CPI(M), heir to the Indian Communist movement? |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep24387.9 |publisher=Sustainable Development Policy Institute |access-date=11 July 2024 |pages=48–63 |date=2020}}</ref> The party emerged as a splinter group of the [[Bangla Congress]] party ahead of the 1971 West Bengal elections. It was founded by Sukumar Roy, a prominent member of Congress{{which?|date=July 2024}}. BBC is now the part of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]].
 == History ==
-Formation of BBC by the late [[Sukumar Roy]] is an important part in the history of [[Politics of West Bengal]]. Congress party hold the power of state for the first two decades after [[Partition of India|partition]], before trying out another grouping in 1967. At that time, the first United Front government came to power with [[Ajoy Mukherjee]] of the [[Bangla Congress]] (a Congress splinter group) as chief minister and [[Jyoti Basu]] as deputy chief minister. Thereafter followed four years of political instability due to the Naxalite rebellion and police counter-action, the Congress muscled its way back to power in the rigged 1972 elections,{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} when even [[Jyoti Basu]] lost his assembly seat to a nonentity by 40,000 votes. In 1977, the voters brought the Biplobi Bangla Congress and Left Front merged to power, with latter retaining the title and from since then they remained firm as the ruling party of [[West Bengal]] for 34 years. Some Prominent leaders of Biplobi Bangla Congress are Late Nirmalendu Bhattacharya, Late Gouranga Samanta, Ashis Chowdhury, Late Sunil Chowdhury, Deepak Senroy.
+The formation of BBC is an important part of the history of [[Politics of West Bengal]]. The  Congress party{{which?|date=July 2024}} held state{{which?|date=July 2024}} power for the first two decades after [[Partition of India|partition]], before trying out another grouping{{clarify|date=July 2024}} in 1967. At that time, the first United Front government came to power with [[Ajoy Mukherjee]] of the [[Bangla Congress]] (a Congress splinter group) as chief minister, [[Jyoti Basu]] as deputy chief minister and ministry of land and land revenue (reforms) as [[Hare Krishna Konar]].
-Mr. Gouranga Samanta elected  as MLA two times. Other MLA were Dr Makhan Lal Bangal, Tushar Laya. Dr. Umesh Chaudhary was councillor of KMC. Now Reeta Chowdhury is only Councillor in KMC.
+Thereafter followed four years of political instability due to the Naxalite rebellion and police counter-action, the Congress muscled its way back to power in the  1972 elections,{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} when even [[Jyoti Basu]] lost his assembly seat to a nonentity by 40,000 votes.
-Now Biplobi Bangla Congress has two fractions. One is led by Deepak Senroy and another by Umesh Choudhury.
-<br/>
+In 1977, the voters brought the Biplobi Bangla Congress and Left Front merged to power, with latter retaining the title and from since then they remained firm as the ruling party of [[West Bengal]] for 34 years.
+==Symbols==
+{{contradictory|date=July 2024}}
 The flag adopted by the party is red & white (3:1 ratio) with Hammer & Plough symbol at the center.
 == Contested elections ==
-BBC candidate Tushar Kanti Laya contested the Sabong seat in [[Midnapore]] for 2001 assembly elections of the state and won it. In the 2006 assembly elections of West Bengal, BBC again contested the Sabong seat with Tushar Kanti Laya as its candidate (on a [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] symbol). Laya got 62,079 votes (44.98%), but lost the seat to a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate. Following it, Rita Chowdhury contested in 2005 Kolkata Municipal polls, as part of Left Front and has been elected from ward no 41. She also retained her seat in 2010 and 2015 municipal polls as well.  In 2011, its candidate Rampada Gorai lost the Sabang seat to Manas Bhuian - the then PCC chief.
+BBC candidate Tushar Kanti Laya contested the Sabong seat in [[Midnapore]] for 2001 assembly elections of the state and won it. In the 2006 assembly elections of West Bengal, BBC again contested the Sabong seat with Tushar Kanti Laya as its candidate (on a [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] symbol). Laya got 62,079 votes (44.98%), but lost the seat to  [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate Dr. [[Manas Bhunia]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
+==Prominent members==
+Some prominent leaders of Biplobi Bangla Congress are Nirmalendu Bhattacharya, Gouranga Samanta, Ashis Chowdhury, Sunil Chowdhury, Deepak Senroy (SUBRATA ROY). Gouranga Samanta was elected as MLA two times from Dabang, Medinipur. Other MLAs were Dr Makhan Lal Bangal, Tushar Laya. Dr. Umesh Chaudhary & Reeta Chowdhury were Councillor in KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) at different times.
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Political parties established in 1971]]
+[[Category:Indian National Congress breakaway groups]]