Workers and Peasants Party Kirti Kisan Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | WPP |
| President | Sohan Singh Josh (All India President) |
| Secretary-General | R.S. Nimbkar |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Dissolved | 1929 |
| Preceded by | Labour Swaraj Party |
| Headquarters | Calcutta, Bengal |
| Newspaper | Langal Ganavani Kirti (Punjab) Lal Nishan (Hindi) |
| Student wing | Young Comrades League |
| Youth wing | Young Comrades League |
| Ideology | Communism Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | League Against Imperialism (briefly) |
The Workers and Peasants Party (WPP) (also known as the Kirti Kisan Party) was a political party in India, which worked inside the Indian National Congress in 1925–1929. It became an important front organisation for the Communist Party of India and an influential force in the Bombay labour movement. The party was able to muster some success in making alliances with other left elements inside the Congress Party, amongst them Jawaharlal Nehru. However, as the Communist International entered its 'Third Period' phase, the communists deserted the WPP project. The WPP was wound up, as its leadership was arrested by the British authorities in March 1929.