,
Political Party in the
India n state of
West Bengal . WBSP was formed when the Bengali socialists split in the beginning of the 1980s (the other faction became the
Democratic Socialist Party ). WBSP is a part of
Left Front . The party leader Kiranmoy Nanda is the Fisheries Minister in the
West Bengal government.
WBSP has sometimes threatened to leave
Left Front .
In the state assembly elections
2001 WBSP launched four candidates, supported by Left Front. All four got elected. In total the party received 246 407 votes.In 2005 municipal polls in Kolkata WBSP contested 2 seats (ward no. 55 and 63) as a part of LF.It has lost both the seats.
