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Q106 (CAPF/2021) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Nationalist organisations Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : 1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan. 2. In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself closer to the peasantry and the working class. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a result of the growing socialist tendency within the Indian national movement. The party was established under the leadership of prominent figures including Acharya Narendra Deva, who served as its President, and Jayaprakash Narayan, who served as its Secretary [1]. The foundation conference took place in Patna in May 1934 [3]. In 1936, during his presidential address at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru strongly advocated for the party to adopt socialism as its primary goal [3]. Nehru emphasized the need for the Congress to align itself more closely with the interests of the peasantry and the working class to broaden its mass base [2]. Despite opposition from the conservative 'old guard' within the party, Nehru's leadership in 1936 and 1937 marked a significant shift toward socialist rhetoric and pro-worker policies [2].

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  1. [1] Politics in India since Independence, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Era of One-party Dominance > Communist victory in Kerala > p. 34
  2. [3] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT > One event through letters > p. 307
  3. [2] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > Growth of Socialist Ideas > p. 292
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